'deputise' definitions:

Definition of 'deputise'

(from WordNet)
verb
Act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" [syn: substitute, deputize, deputise, step in]
verb
Appoint as a substitute [syn: depute, deputize, deputise]

Definition of 'deputise'

From: GCIDE
  • deputise \dep"u*tise\ (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[imac]z), v. t. same as deputize.
  • Syn: depute, deputize. [WordNet 1.5]