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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·pute /dɪˈpjuːt/ verb  depute somebody to do something formalTELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something to tell or allow someone to do something instead of you 委派某人做某事，授权某人做某事→ See Verb tableOrigin depute (1300-1400) French députer, from Latin deputare “to give a particular job to someone”, from putare “to consider”
    de·pute verbChineseSyllable
    do allow someone instead to to or something Corpus tell


    depute
    de‧pute /dɪˈpjuːt/ verb
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: French
     Origin: députer, from Latin deputare 'to give a particular job to someone', from putare 'to consider'
    depute somebody to do something formal to tell or allow someone to do something instead of you


    de·puteBrE /dɪˈpjuːt/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈpjuːt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they depute BrE /dɪˈpjuːt/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈpjuːt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it deputes BrE /dɪˈpjuːts/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈpjuːts/ 🔊past simple deputed BrE /dɪˈpjuːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈpjuːtɪd/ 🔊past participle deputed BrE /dɪˈpjuːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈpjuːtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form deputing BrE /dɪˈpjuːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈpjuːtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to do sth [often passive] (formal) to give sb else the authority to represent you or do sth for you 向（某人）授权；把权委托给 SYN delegate ◆He was deputed to put our views to the committee. 他获授权向委员会表达我们的观点。🔊🔊