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depute

[duh-pyoot] / dəˈpyut /
VERB
commission
Synonyms
STRONGEST
instruct
STRONG
accredit appoint assign bespeak bid charge command commit consign constitute contract crown deputize dispatch employ empower enable engage enlist enroll entrust hire inaugurate induct invest license name nominate ordain order select send
WEAK
confide to
Antonyms
STRONG
avoid break off cancel deny disallow discharge dismiss dodge end expel fire hold ignore keep lay off let go neglect oppose prevent prohibit receive refuse reject retain revoke shun stop
WEAK
retract unauthorize
VERB
commit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allocate charge engage give hold invest offer promise send
STRONG
allot apportion authorize commend commission confide consign convey delegate deliver deposit deputize destine dispatch employ empower ice imprison institutionalize intrust move ordain relegate remove shift submit transfer vest
WEAK
confer trust depend upon give to do grant authority hand over leave to make responsible for put away put in the hands of rely upon turn over to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cancel keep let go refuse release take withhold
STRONG
conceal deny disallow disapprove dissuade fix hide reject remain retain retract stay
WEAK
cease desist end idle keep from loaf rest stop wait
VERB
constitute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
empower establish
STRONG
appoint commission decree delegate deputize designate draft enact legislate make name nominate ordain order
Antonyms
STRONG
disallow fail ignore prevent refuse retract stop veto
WEAK
deny
VERB
delegate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accredit assign authorize designate elect
STRONG
appoint cast charge choose commission constitute deputize invest license mandate name nominate ordain select warrant
WEAK
give nod place trust in swear in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny reject
STRONG
ignore refuse retract
WEAK
keep
VERB
deputize
Synonyms
STRONG
assign authorize commission consign delegate entrust mandate
Antonyms
STRONG
keep
VERB
designate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allocate allot appoint appropriate assign authorize choose define describe earmark elect mark name nominate set aside stipulate
STRONG
apportion characterize charge commission connote constitute delegate denote deputize dictate evidence favor finger indicate individualize make opt peg pick pinpoint prefer show single slot tag tap
WEAK
button down mete pin down put down for reseve set apart tab
Antonyms
STRONGEST
confuse disallow ignore keep refuse reject
STRONG
conceal deny dislike hide lose refute veto

Example Sentences

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Advocate depute Adrian Stalker said that shortly before the struggle, Smith was seen in the spirits aisle at the supermarket and a staff member became suspicious that she might be shoplifting.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Advocate depute Scott McKenzie told the court that Colville, an early years assistant, had no previous convictions.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

Fiscal depute Kirsty Martin, prosecuting, told the court a woman found a recording device under her bed last year.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

Fiscal depute Matthew Millar told the court one of the bottles had been opened and was "half full".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

I depute you, if you love me, to guard her welfare—on my behalf and on your own.

From An Engagement of Convenience A Novel by Zangwill, Louis