depute : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: depute	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for depute
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
depute v transfer power to someone Synonym(s): delegate, depute appoint as a substitute Synonym(s): depute, deputize, deputise give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) Synonym(s): delegate, designate, depute, assign
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Depute \De*pute"\, n. A person deputed; a deputy. [Scot.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Depute \De*pute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deputed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deputing}.] [F. d[82]puter, fr. L. deputare to esteem, consider, in LL., to destine, allot; de- + putare to clean, prune, clear up, set in order, reckon, think. See {Pure}.] 1. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate. There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. --2. Sam. xv. 3. Some persons, deputed by a meeting. --Macaulay. 2. To appoint; to assign; to choose. [R.] The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues. --Barrow.