To give something to (a person), or assign a task to (a person).
1 The Sheriff - depute of the county arrived at Ellangowan next morning by daybreak.
2 He worked as both a procurator fiscal depute and a hotel manager.
3 Always depute that part of your work which somebody else can do.'
4 In 1822 he became one of the four advocates - depute for Scotland.
5 I feared the disagreeableness of the duty might make you depute your under-sheriff.
6 I have no one to whom I can depute any of the arrangements.
7 Tell her I depute you to kiss my son for me.
8 I'm sorry; but you'll have to depute me to present it.
9 At length it was unanimously agreed to depute Anton Prokofievitch to do this business.
10 Better still if you would depute me to do it.
11 However, I shall depute Mr. Shafto to look after you.
12 And when she began to depute certain matters in the household management to Barefoot, she said:
13 Let us depute D'Artois to do it.
14 No one has or could depute me.
15 I shall depute the task to a worthy fellow named Willis, in whom I shall have every confidence.
16 They depute it to certain officials.
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