depute

de·pute

 (dĭ-pyo͞ot′)

tr.v. de·put·ed, de·put·ing, de·putes

1. To appoint or authorize as an agent or representative.

2. To assign (authority or duties) to another; delegate.

---

[Middle English deputen, from Old French deputer, from Late Latin dēputāre, to allot, from Latin, to consider : dē-, de- + putāre, to ponder; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]

depute

vb (tr)

1. to appoint as an agent, substitute, or representative

2. to assign or transfer (authority, duties, etc) to a deputy; delegate

n

a. a deputy

b. (as modifier; usually postpositive): sheriff depute.

[C15: from Old French deputer, from Late Latin dēputāre to assign, allot, from Latin de- + putāre to think, consider]

de•pute

(dəˈpyut)

v.t. -put•ed, -put•ing.

1. to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.

2. to assign (authority, a function, etc.) to a deputy.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French deputer to assign < Late Latin dēputāre to allot, Latin: to consider =dē- de- + putāre to think]

dep•u•ta•ble (ˈdɛp yə tə bəl, dəˈpyu-) adj.

depute

Past participle: deputed
Gerund: deputing

Imperative

depute

depute

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	depute - transfer power to someone delegate assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
	2.	depute - appoint as a substitute deputise, 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"
	3.	depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) assign, delegate, designate mandate - assign authority to cast - select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona" post - assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" cast - assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?" devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital" task - assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children" place - place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation" regiment - assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers" reassign, transfer - transfer somebody to a different position or location of work delegate, depute - transfer power to someone mandate - assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony" elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" place - assign to (a job or a home)

depute

verb appoint, choose, commission, select, elect, nominate, assign, charge, mandate, authorize, empower, accredit A sub-committee was deputed to investigate the claims.

Translations

يُفَوِّضيَنْتَدِب

delegovatpověřit

beskikke

abordnendelegierenübertragen

déléguer

felhatalmaz

gera aî fulltrúa sínumveita/afhenda

deputato

atstovautipavaduotipavaduotojas

nodotnozīmētpilnvarot

utnevne som vikar

delegovať

atamakdevretmektayin etmekvermek

委托给...授权给...

depute

[dɪˈpjuːt] VT [+ job, authority] → delegar
to depute sth to sb → delegar algo en algn
to depute sb to do sth → delegar a algn para que haga algo

depute

[dɪˈpjuːt] vt
to be deputed to do sth [person] → être délégué(e) pour faire qch

depute

vt person → abordnen, delegieren; to be deputed to do something → dazu abgeordnet or delegiert werden, etw zu tun

depute

[dɪˈpjuːt] vt (frm) to depute sth to sb → delegare qc a qn
to depute sb to do sth → deputare or delegare qn a fare qc

depute

(diˈpjuːt) verb

1. to appoint a person to take over a task etc. afvaardig, magtig يَنْتَدِب назначавам incumbir delegovat abordnen beskikke ορίζω, εξουσιοδοτώdelegar, comisionar asetäitjaks määrama وکیل کردن؛ وکالت دادن به valtuuttaa déléguer לְמָנוֹת מֵמָלֵא מָקוֹם प्रतिनियुक्त करना odaslati, ovlastiti kao zastupnika felhatalmaz menunjuk gera (e-n) að fulltrúa sínum delegare 委任する 대리자로 명하다 įgalioti nozīmēt; pilnvarot mewakilkan afvaardigen utnevne som vikar/stedfortreder upełnomocnić نماينده ټاكل، دوظيفى ټاكل incumbir a delega поручать delegovať imenovati zastopnika ovlastiti utse, befullmäktiga แต่งตั้งให้ทำงานแทน atamak, tayin etmek 授權給... делегувати نائب مقرر کرنا uỷ quyền 授权给...

2. to hand over (a task etc) to someone else to do for one. deputeer, oordra يُفَوِّض възлагам delegar pověřit übertragen beskikke αναθέτωdelegar, encomendar volitama نماینده خود کردن؛ کاری را به کسی واگذار کردن luovuttaa déléguer לִמסוֹר לְמֵמָלֵא מָקוֹם सौंपना opunomoćiti felhatalmaz menyerahkan veita/afhenda (e-m e-ð) delegare 代理者とする 위임하다 pavesti nodot (citam izpildīšanai) menyerahkan overdragengi i oppdrag zlecać خپل نماينده ټاكل delegar a delega передавать полномочия poveriť pooblastiti delegirati anförtro, överlåta ส่งมอบงาน devretmek, vermek 委託給... передавати повноваження قائم مقام کرنا trao quyền 委托给...

ˌdepuˈtation (depju-) noun

a group of people appointed to represent others. The miners sent a deputation to the Prime Minister. afvaardiging, deputasie تَفْويض ، وَفْد، وُفود представителство delegação delegace die Abordnung deputation αντιπροσωπείαdelegación saatkond گروه نمایندگی؛ هیئت نمایندگان lähetystö délégationמשלחת, נציגות प्रतिनियुक्ति izaslanstvo küldöttség perwakilan sendinefnd delegazione 代表 대표자 delegacija delegācija perwakilan delegatie utsendinger, deputasjondelegacja جرګه، مركه، هيئت delegação delegaţie депутация delegácia delegacija delegacija deputation กลุ่มตัวแทนที่ถูกตั้งขึ้น;ผู้แทน temsilciler heyeti 委派代表 делегація کسی جماعت کی نمائندہ وفد đại biểu 委派代表

deputize, deputise (ˈdepju-) verb

to act as a deputy. She deputized for her father at the meeting. as plaasvervanger optree, vervang يَنوبُ عَن представям substituir zastupovat vertreten være stedfortræder; vikariere εκπροσωπώ suplir, sustituir asetäitjana tegutsema جانشین کسی بودن؛ به نیابت از کسی عمل کردن toimia sijaisena représenter לְמָלֵא מָקוֹם प्रतिनियुक्ति करना opunomoćiti, zastupati helyettesít, képvisel mewakili vera fulltrúi agire come rappresentante/delegato di 代理を務める 대리를 맡다 atstovauti, pavaduoti pārstāvēt mewakili invallen være representant/vikar zastępować د یو سری نه جانشین substituir a reprezenta замещать zastupovať zastopati zamenjivati vara ställföreträdare för, vikariera เป็นตัวแทน vekâlet etmek 擔任代表 представляти, репрезентувати نائب یا ماتحت کے طور پر کام کرنا đại diện 担任代表

deputy (ˈdepjuti) noun

someone appointed to help a person and take over some of his jobs if necessary. While the boss was ill, his deputy ran the office. afgevaardigde, gesant نائِب представител substituto zástupce der/die Stellvertreter(in) stedfortræder; vice-; næst-; under- αναπληρωτήςsuplente, sustituto asetäitja معاون؛ وکیل sijainen adjoint, ointe מֵמָלֵא מָקוֹם प्रतिनिधि, उप izaslanik, opunomoćenik helyettes wakil fulltrúi sostituto 代理 대리자 pavaduotojas vietnieks wakil plaatsvervangernestkommanderende, stedfortreder, vara-, vise-zastępca نماينده، وكيل، مرستيال substituto adjunct заместитель zástupca namestnik, pomočnik zamenik ställföreträdare, vikarie ผู้ช่วย vekil 副(職) заступник; замісник نیابت کرنے والا cấp phó 副（职）