Main Entry:

de·pute

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈpyüt\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

de·put·ed; de·put·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, to appoint, from Anglo-French deputer, from Late Latin deputare to assign, from Latin, to consider (as), from de- + putare to consider

Date:

14th century

: delegate