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Word: Depute
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin deputare ‘consider to be, assign’, from de- ‘away’ + putare ‘consider’
dɪˈpjuːt
appoint or instruct (someone) to perform a task for which one is responsible
Short Definition:appoint or instruct someone to perform task for which one is responsible
Examples:- she was deputed to look after him while Clare was away
Word: Depute
Speech Type: Noun
ˈdɛpjuːt
a person appointed to act in an official capacity or as a representative of another official
Short Definition:person appointed to act in official capacity or as representative of another official
Examples:- a depute chairman
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