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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

deputize

/(dĕp"ū̇*tīz)/ · dep·u·tize · IPA /ˈdɛpjutaɪz/
01 v. t. To appoint as one's deputy; to empower to act in one's stead; to appoint as one's substitute; to depute.
  1. 1.
    To appoint as one's deputy; to empower to act in one's stead; to appoint as one's substitute; to depute.