depute

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈpjut/ UK /dɪˈpjuːt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to appoint someone to act on one's behalf; delegate

The minister deputed an aide to attend the negotiations.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to appoint someone to act... delegate appoint authorize commission empower entrust

Word family

Derived forms deputationdeputizedeputy

Related forms deputydeputizedispute compute

Etymology

From Old French deputer, from Late Latin deputare ('to assign, allot'), originally 'to esteem, consider', from de- (intensive) plus putare ('to think, reckon, prune').

deputare Latin putare Latin

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# depute

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈpjut/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈpjuːt/

## Meanings
1. to appoint someone to act on one's behalf; delegate

## Examples
- The minister deputed an aide to attend the negotiations.

## Synonyms
- delegate
- appoint
- authorize
- commission
- empower
- entrust

## Derived Forms
- deputation
- deputize
- deputy

## Related Forms
- deputy
- deputize
- dispute
- compute

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deputare
- Root: putare

## Etymology
From Old French deputer, from Late Latin deputare ('to assign, allot'), originally 'to esteem, consider', from de- (intensive) plus putare ('to think, reckon, prune').

## AI Etymology
Depute is from Old French deputer, from Late Latin deputare ('to assign, allot'), originally 'to esteem, consider', from de- (intensive) plus putare ('to think, reckon, prune'). The ancestry passes through Latin deputare and Latin putare. The prefix de- often marks removal, reversal, or downward motion in Latin formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a verb, it means "to appoint someone to act on one's behalf; delegate", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include deputy, deputize, dispute, and compute; derived forms include deputation, deputize, and deputy.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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