(obsolete) To assign (someone or something) to or for something.
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To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
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To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
Viewing the forces arrayed against him at the G20, President Vladimir Putin deputed Lavrov to attend the two-day event in his stead, and for a brief moment it appeared to have been too much.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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