Synonyms for deputize
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To officially empower, authorize, pronounce, and establish (someone) to be a deputy.
Related words
- Other spellings
- deputise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- deputized
e.g. deputized → appointed, substituted, deputed, surrogated…
Example sentences
- substitute If vermouth is not available, substitute with rum.
- appoint Just appoint the time and place and I'll be there.
- surrogate Tom was offered a surrogate home, but he refused it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deputize | steady | |
| substitute | falling | |
| appoint | falling | |
| surrogate | rising | |
| depute | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- depute
- 7 letters
- appoint2
- 9 letters
- surrogate3
- 10 letters
- substitute3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (appoint2 = 2 syllables).