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Synonyms for deputize
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dep-yuh-tahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛp yəˌtaɪz |
Définition of deputize
Origin :- 1730s; see deputy + -ize. Related: Deputized; deputizing.
- verb appoint as a deputy
- He bent his eyes on Bob: “Better get Brush to deputize you to make the arrest.”
- Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman
- "All you got to do is to do what I deputize you to do," he said quietly.
- Extract from : « Anderson Crow, Detective » by George Barr McCutcheon
- The Sheriff denied that he had promised to deputize the Pinkertons.
- Extract from : « Homestead » by Arthur G. Burgoyne
- Now I deny that Congress can deputize its legislative powers.
- Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton
- Miss Pierson, I deputize you to gather up the stray sunbeams for me that memory may have a regal crown to wear when I am far away.
- Extract from : « Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale » by Ida Glenwood
- A good manager, though, can't simply go and deputize every detail of his job.
- Extract from : « The Knack of Managing » by Lewis K. Urquhart and Herbert Watson
- I'll vouch that they're all good cow-hands, and if you want to deputize the whole works, why, just work your rabbit's foot.
- Extract from : « The Outlet » by Andy Adams
Antonyms for deputize
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