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