depute

depute is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.
2. transitive verb. To appoint; to assign; to choose.
3. noun. A person deputed; a deputy.
4. verb. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

   Synonyms: assign, delegate, designate

5. verb. appoint as a substitute

   Synonyms: deputise, deputize

6. verb. transfer power to someone

   Synonyms: delegate

Synonyms

assign, delegate, designate, deputise, deputize

Common word forms

deputed, deputes, deputing

Words from these letters

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