| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To delegate.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb depute.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (depute) | 1. Transfer power to someone.[Wordnet]. 2. Appoint as a substitute.[Wordnet]. 3. Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person).[Wordnet]. 4. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.[Websters]. 5. To appoint; to assign; to choose.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: deputing, deputed, deputes, deputer, deputers, deputingly and deputedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "DEPUTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1604. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DEPUTING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Appointing as a substitute; appointed and sent with special authority to act for another.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of depute. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
