DEPUTIZE


Meaning of DEPUTIZE in English

v.

1) ( esp. AE ) ( D ; tr. ) ('to appoint') to ~ as (he ~d me as his assistant)

2) ( BE ) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ for ('to replace') (to ~ for smb. as secretary)

3) ( AE ) ( H ) ('to appoint as deputy') to ~ smb. to do smt.

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.