DEPUTE


Meaning of DEPUTE in English

I. dep·ute ˈdəˌpyüt noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, past participle of deputer

now Scotland : deputy

II. de·pute də̇ˈpyüt, dēˈ-, usu -üd.+V transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English deputen, from Middle French deputer to appoint, from Late Latin deputare to allot, destine, from Latin, to esteem, consider, literally, to cut off, from de- + putare to prune, esteem, consider, think — more at pave

1. obsolete : appoint , devote

2. : delegate

the duty of keeping in touch with the constituencies … was deputed to the party agents — H.J.Hanham

he had been deputed to meet us and had forgotten — John Masters

a body of men deputed to report the invasion of Europe — Richard Dimbleby

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.