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

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain