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Definition of Deputize
1. Verb. Act as a substitute. "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
Specialized synonyms: Cover
Generic synonyms: Replace, Supercede, Supersede, Supervene Upon, Supplant
Derivative terms: Deputy, Deputy, Deputy, Deputy, Deputy, Substitute, Substitute, Substituting
2. Verb. Appoint as a substitute.
Generic synonyms: Appoint, Charge
Derivative terms: Deputation, Deputy, Deputy, Deputy, Deputy, Deputy
Definition of Deputize
1. v. t. To appoint as one's deputy; to empower to act in one's stead; to depute.
Definition of Deputize
1. Verb. To make (someone) a deputy; to officially empower. ¹
2. Verb. To make or name as a substitute. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deputize
1. to appoint as a deputy [v -TIZED, -TIZING, -TIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deputize
Literary usage of Deputize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lackawanna Jurist by Lackawanna Bar Association (1895)
"... the officer to whom said process may be directed, shall by writing endorsed
on or attached to said process, deputize the sheriff, constable, ..."
2. A Treatise on the Law Relating to Private Corporations in Pennsylvania by Frank Marshall Eastman (1908)
"... by writing endorsed on or attached to said process, deputize the sheriff,
constable or other officer of the county where the State agent designated by ..."
3. Recommendations for Reorganization of the Public School System of the City by Thomas J. Lynch (1917)
"The foundation of effective management of large affairs is to organize, deputize,
and supervise. In every large business and organization there are to be ..."
4. Ninth Annual Old Glory Horse Auction of America's Greatest Light Horses at ...by Fasig-Tipton Co by Fasig-Tipton Co (1903)
"Consignment from OE Kemmerer, Nazareth, Pa. No. 771. deputize. Record 2:18!4;
... deputize is an own brother to Chain Shot, 2:065/2; Brash, 2:1454, ..."
5. Biennial Report by Oregon Board of Horticulture (1921)
"... business of such nurseryman or tree dealer is located may deputize a suitable
person to inspect outgoing shipments from said nurseryman or tree dealer, ..."
6. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1907)
"... in like manner, deputize the sheriff, constable, or other officer aforesaid
of the county where the agent, if any there be, named by the insurance ..."
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