DEPUTE Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

depute

verb

di-ˈpyüt

Definition of depute next

as in to appoint

to appoint as one's representative the governor has the authority to depute anyone

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Recent Examples of depute This ability to chop and change without unduly weakening the team — Smith seamlessly replacing top scorer Kieffer Moore over Christmas as midfielder George Thomason deputed admirably at left wing-back — could become even more important if further progress is made in the Cup. —

Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026 And when all is prepared duly, the chief officer deputed by the Khan smears the seal entrusted to him with vermilion, and impresses it on the paper, so that the form of the seal remains imprinted upon it in red; the money is then authentic. —

John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019 Lord Cornwallis, as the Company’s governor general, deputed him to interact and negotiate with the Bhonsles, the Maratha rulers in Nagpur. —

Anu Kumar, Quartz India, 26 July 2019

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And the Beaumont Police Department appointed detectives to work alongside them.

— Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Chief Executive Alfonso Dolce, the brother of co-founder Domenico Dolce, was appointed as the new chair, according to a company filing to the Milan ⁠Chamber of Commerce.

— Reuters, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026