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Webster 1913 Edition


deputize

dep′u-tize

(dĕp′ū̍-tīz)
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Verb.
T.
To appoint as one’s deputy; to empower to act in one's stead; to appoint as one's substitute; to depute.

Webster 1828 Edition


Deputize

DEPUTIZE

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Verb.
T.
To appoint a deputy; to empower to act for another, as a sheriff.