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Definition of deputize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deputize

verb
 
/ˈdepjutaɪz/
 
/ˈdepjutaɪz/
(British English also deputise)
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they deputize
 
/ˈdepjutaɪz/
 
/ˈdepjutaɪz/
he / she / it deputizes
 
/ˈdepjutaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈdepjutaɪzɪz/
past simple deputized
 
/ˈdepjutaɪzd/
 
/ˈdepjutaɪzd/
past participle deputized
 
/ˈdepjutaɪzd/
 
/ˈdepjutaɪzd/
-ing form deputizing
 
/ˈdepjutaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈdepjutaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. deputize (for somebody) to act or speak for somebody else on a temporary basis
    • Ms Green has asked me to deputize for her at the meeting.
  2. [transitive] deputize somebody (to do something) (North American English) to give somebody the power to perform a particular task, especially to help the police
    • Santa Clara police deputized about 100 out-of-town officers to help patrol the stadium.
    • Volunteers were deputized to collect contact information from would-be supporters.
See deputize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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