What is a synonym for "depute"?

Common synonyms include: accredit, assign, authorize, charge, charter, commission.

Depute

//dɪˈpjuːt// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A deputy. Scotland
"[…] discharging hereby the said sheriff and his deputes […]"

Verb

1
To assign (someone or something) to or for something. obsolete
2
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) wordnet
3
To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
"Will Wyatt having moved up a notch, the project was deputed to a second team of producers whose judgement I didn't trust."
4
appoint as a substitute wordnet
5
To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
"There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee."

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6
transfer power to someone wordnet
7
To appoint; to assign; to choose.
"The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues."

"Will Wyatt having moved up a notch, the project was deputed to a second team of producers whose judgement I didn't trust."

From French députer, from Latin deputo.

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