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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
deputize \dep"u*tize\ (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[imac]z), verb (used with an object) To appoint as one's deputy; to empower to act in one's stead; to appoint as one's substitute; to depute.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
deputize
verb
1: act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" [syn: {substitute}, {deputise}, {step in}]
2: appoint as a substitute [syn: {depute}, {deputise}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "deputize": accredit, act for, answer for, appear for, arm, assign, authorize, back up, charge, charter, clothe, clothe with power, commission, commit, consign, delegate, depute, designate an agent, detach, detail, devolute, devolve, devolve upon, empower, enable, endow, endue, entrust, front for, give in charge, invest, license, mission, pinch-hit for, post, represent, send out, speak for, stand in for, substitute for, transfer, understudy, warrant
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