Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deputize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deputize \Dep"u*tize\, v. t.
To appoint as one's deputy; to empower to act in one's stead;
to depute.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deputize
v 1: act as a substitute for [syn: {substitute}, {deputise}, {stand
in}, {step in}]
2: appoint as a substitute [syn: {depute}, {deputise}]
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