[dɪˈpjuːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- appoint or instruct (someone) to perform a task for which one is responsible
(e.g: she was deputed to look after him while Clare was away)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin deputare ‘consider to be, assign’, from de- ‘away’ + putare ‘consider’

[ˈdɛpjuːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person appointed to act in an official capacity or as a representative of another official
(e.g: a depute chairman)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin deputare ‘consider to be, assign’, from de- ‘away’ + putare ‘consider’