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to appoint as one's representative
- he deputized a local citizen to take charge of the situation while he went for reinforcements
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“Deputize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputize. Accessed 4 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of deputize was circa 1736
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