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deputize (v.)

"appoint as a deputy," 1730; see deputy + -ize. Related: Deputized; deputizing.

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Definitions of deputize from WordNet

deputize (v.)
act as a substitute;
Synonyms: substitute / deputise / step in
deputize (v.)
appoint as a substitute;
Synonyms: depute / deputise
From wordnet.princeton.edu