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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : duh-pyoot
Phonetic Transcription : dəˈpyut

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Définition of deputed

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to appoint, assign," from Middle French deputer, from Late Latin deputare "destine, allot" (see deputy). Related: Deputed; deputing.
  • As in vicarious : adj done or felt for, or on behalf of, another
  • As in named : adj chosen
  • As in commission : verb authorize or delegate task
  • As in commit : verb deliver, entrust
  • As in constitute : verb authorize
  • As in delegate : verb give authority; empower
  • As in deputize : verb appoint as a deputy
  • As in designate : verb specify as selection
Example sentences :
  • Perhaps he has been deputed by her parents, or by her friend, to look after her.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • When their other tasks were done, Maggie and Elvira were deputed to set the table.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 » by Various
  • Well, I rather think that he did say that I had been deputed by you to convey the message to him.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • Anyway, the man was to be hanged and I was deputed to attend the execution.
  • Extract from : « The Making Of A Novelist » by David Christie Murray
  • The sentence was announced to Du Bourg in his cell by the deputed judges.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird
  • He had been deputed to instruct the Boers how to mix these ingredients.
  • Extract from : « The Petticoat Commando » by Johanna Brandt
  • Four of their aged men were deputed to go forward and greet the strangers.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • He had deputed his niece, Mrs Castleton, to take the head of his table.
  • Extract from : « Won from the Waves » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • As on the occasion of the visit of the Topaz, Thursday was deputed to represent the islanders.
  • Extract from : « The Lonely Island » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • “I am deputed by the others to speak to you, Betty,” said Margaret.
  • Extract from : « Betty Vivian » by L. T. Meade

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