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Webster 1913 Edition
Depute
De-pute′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Deputed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deputing
.] [F.
députer
, fr. L. deputare
to esteem, consider, in LL., to destine, allot; de-
+ putare
to clean, prune, clear up, set in order, reckon, think. See Pure
.] 1.
To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one’s place; to delegate.
There is no man
deputed
of the king to hear thee. 2. Sam. xv. 3.
Some persons,
deputed
by a meeting. Macaulay.
2.
To appoint; to assign; to choose.
[R.]
The most conspicuous places in cities are usually
deputed
for the erection of statues. Barrow.
De-pute′
,Noun.
A person deputed; a deputy.
[Scot.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Depute
DEPUTE
,Verb.
T.
There is no man deputed by the king to hear. 2 Sam. 15.
The bishop may depute a priest to administer the sacrement.
Definition 2024
député
député
French
Noun
député m (plural députés, feminine députée)
- (politics) deputy (delegate)
- Member of Parliament
Verb
député m (feminine singular députée, masculine plural députés, feminine plural députées)
- past participle of députer
Norman
Etymology
From Late Latin dēputātus (“appointed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
député m (plural députés)