DEPUTIZE


Meaning of DEPUTIZE in English

— deputization , n.

/dep"yeuh tuyz'/ , v. , deputized, deputizing .

v.t.

1. to appoint as deputy.

v.i.

2. to act as a deputy; substitute. Also, esp. Brit., deputise .

[ 1720-30; DEPUT(Y) + -IZE ]

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