depute

Other forms: deputed; deputes; deputing

Definitions of depute

1. verb

   transfer power to someone
   synonyms: delegate

   type of:

   assign, delegate, designate

   give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
2. verb

   appoint as a substitute
   synonyms: deputise, deputize

   type of:

   appoint, charge

   assign a duty, responsibility, or obligation to
3. verb

   give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
   synonyms: assign, delegate, designate

   types:

   mandate

   assign authority to

   cast

   select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet

   post

   assign to a post; put into a post

   cast

   assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors

   devolve

   pass on or delegate to another

   task

   assign a task to

   place

   place somebody in a particular situation or location

   regiment

   assign to a regiment

   reassign, transfer

   transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

   delegate

   transfer power to someone

   mandate

   assign under a mandate

   advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade

   give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

   break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate

   assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

   place

   assign to (a job or a home)

   recast

   cast again, in a different role

   miscast

   cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role

   typecast

   cast repeatedly in the same kind of role

   second

   transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment

   exchange

   hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent

   tenure

   give life-time employment to

   bring up

   promote from a lower position or rank

   spot promote

   promote on the spot

   ennoble, entitle, gentle

   give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

   sideline

   remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position

   reduce

   bring to humbler or weaker state or condition

   favor, favour, prefer

   promote or prefer over another

   brevet

   promote somebody by brevet, in the military

   type of:

   appoint, charge

   assign a duty, responsibility, or obligation to