depute

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verb

1. transfer power to someone
• Syn:
delegate
• Derivationally related forms:
deputation, delegate (for: delegate), delegation (for: delegate), delegating (for: delegate), delegacy (for: delegate)
• Hypernyms:
delegate, designate, assign
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
2. appoint as a substitute
• Syn:
deputize, deputise
• Derivationally related forms:
deputy (for: deputise), deputy (for: deputize), deputation
• Hypernyms:
appoint, charge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
• Syn:
delegate, designate, assign
• Derivationally related forms:
assignment (for: assign), deputation, designation (for: designate), delegate (for: delegate), delegation (for: delegate), delegacy (for: delegate)
• Hypernyms:
appoint, charge
• Hyponyms:
mandate, cast, post, devolve, task,
place, regiment, transfer, reassign, delegate, promote,
upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate, demote,
bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- They depute him to write the letter

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  delegate, designate, assign, deputize, deputise