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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.
To appoint as a substitute or agent to act for another; to appoint and send with a special commission or authority to transact business in anothers name. The sheriff deputes a man to serve a writ.
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

députe

députe

See also: depute and député

French

Verb

députe

  1. first-person singular present indicative of députer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of députer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of députer
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of députer
  5. second-person singular imperative of députer

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