deputede•pute /dɪ'pjuːt/

vt 正式

1. 把…委托为代表

• He was unable to attend the meeting so he deputed his voting power to his secretary. 他不能出席会议，所以他已委托他的秘书代行选举权。

2. 授(权)给；把(工作或权力)交托给

• depute one's authority to a substitute 授权给代理人