Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive verb
To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.
- 2transitive verb
To appoint; to assign; to choose.
- 3noun
A person deputed; a deputy.
- 4verb
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- 5verb
appoint as a substitute
- 6verb
transfer power to someone
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