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Webster 1913 Edition
deputize
dep′u-tize
(dĕp′ū̍-tīz)
, 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
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
deputize
deputize
English
Alternative forms
- (UK) deputise
Verb
deputize (third-person singular simple present deputizes, present participle deputizing, simple past and past participle deputized)
- To make (someone) a deputy; to officially empower.
- To make or name as a substitute.
- I deputize you to act for me while I'm away.