deputize verb
also British deputise /ˈdɛpjəˌtaɪz/ deputizes; deputized; deputizing
also British deputise /ˈdɛpjəˌtaɪz/ deputizes; deputized; deputizing
Learner's definition of DEPUTIZE
1
[+ object] chiefly US : to give (someone) the power to do something in place of another person : to make (someone) a deputy授权…为代理;委派…为代表 —
often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式 2
[no object] British : to act in place of another person : to act for someone as a deputy担任代表;充当代理人