Associations to the word «Deputize»

Wiktionary

DEPUTIZE, verb. To make (someone) a deputy; to officially empower.
DEPUTIZE, verb. To make or name as a substitute.

Dictionary definition

DEPUTIZE, verb. Act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold".
DEPUTIZE, verb. Appoint as a substitute.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke