Associations to the word «Deputise»

Wiktionary

DEPUTISE, verb. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of deputize.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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