[verb] [T] [formal]To depute someone is to ask them to act or speak for you.I've deputed Kate Brown to speak for me at the conference. [+ object + to infinitive](formal) If you depute something to someone, you ask them to do it for you.She's deputing the organization of the exhibition to Sara. [T]
DEPUTE
Meaning of DEPUTE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012