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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Depute \De*pute"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Deputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deputing}.] [F. d['e]puter, fr. L. deputare to esteem, consider, in LL., to destine, allot; de- + putare to clean, prune, clear up, set in order, reckon, think. See {Pure}.]
1. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.
There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. --2. Sam. xv. 3.
Some persons, deputed by a meeting. --Macaulay.
2. To appoint; to assign; to choose. [R.]
The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues. --Barrow.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Depute \De*pute"\, noun A person deputed; a deputy. [Scot.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
depute
verb
1: transfer power to someone [syn: {delegate}]
2: appoint as a substitute [syn: {deputize}, {deputise}]
3: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) [syn: {delegate}, {designate}, {assign}]
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