deputed
deputed is the simple past and past participle of depute.
Meaning of depute
Verb
depute (third-person singular simple present deputes, present participle deputing, simple past and past participle deputed)
- To assign (someone or something) to or for something.
- To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
- Will Wyatt having moved up a notch, the project was deputed to a second team of producers whose judgement I didn't trust.2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador, published 2007, page 229
- To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
- There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 15:3
- To appoint; to assign; to choose.
- The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues.c. 1675, Isaac Barrow, The Duty of Thanksgiving
Words formed from deputed
Questions about deputed
- What is deputed the simple past and past participle of?
- Deputed is the simple past and past participle of depute.
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