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present participle of commission
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1
to appoint as one's representative
- plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter
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2
to give official or legal power to
- was commissioned lieutenant
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- accrediting,
- authorizing,
- certifying,
- chartering
- [British],
- empowering,
- enabling,
- investing,
- licensing
- (also licencing),
- qualifying,
- vesting,
- warranting
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3
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
- was commissioned to do the biography
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- assigning,
- charging,
- entrusting
- (also intrusting),
- tasking,
- trusting
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4
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
- commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs
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