'deputize' definitions:

Definition of 'deputize'

(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 'deputize'

From: GCIDE
  • deputize \dep"u*tize\ (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[imac]z), v. t. To appoint as one's deputy; to empower to act in one's stead; to appoint as one's substitute; to depute. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'deputize'

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