Verb
/ˈdepyəˌtīz/,
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deputizing, present participle; deputizes, 3rd person singular present; deputised, past participle; deputized, past participle; deputized, past tense; deputised, past tense; deputises, 3rd person singular present; deputising, present participle;
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Make (someone) a deputy
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some officers will be deputized as federal marshals
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Temporarily act or speak as a deputy
Web Definitions:
- substitute: act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
- To make (someone) a deputy; to officially empower; To make or name as a substitute