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deputise

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dep´u`tise    (dĕp´ũ`tīz)
v. t.1.same as deputize.
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Verb1.deputise - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
deputize, step in, substitute
cover - help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities; "She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week"
supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
2.deputise - appoint as a substitute
depute, deputize
appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"


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