deputise

2 definitions found

deputise - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  deputise \dep"u*tise\ (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[imac]z), v. t.
     same as deputize.
  
     Syn: depute, deputize.
          [WordNet 1.5]

deputise - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  deputise
      v 1: act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who
           suffered from a cold" [syn: substitute, deputize,
           deputise, step in]
      2: appoint as a substitute [syn: depute, deputize,
         deputise]