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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
deputise \dep"u*tise\ (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[imac]z), verb (used with an object) same as {deputize}.
Syn: depute, deputize. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
deputise
verb
1: act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" [syn: {substitute}, {deputize}, {step in}]
2: appoint as a substitute [syn: {depute}, {deputize}]
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