動詞 depute:

1. transfer power to someone
   同義詞：delegate
2. appoint as a substitute
   同義詞：deputize, deputise
3. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
   同義詞：delegate, designate, assign

1. They were deputed to put our views to Parliament.
   他們代表我們向議會表達(dá)我們的觀點。
2. He deputed the running of the department to an assistant.
   他把部門的管理工作委托給助手了。

de.pute

v.tr.（及物動詞）
de.put.ed,de.put.ing,de.putes
To appoint or authorize as an agent or a representative.
委任：任命或授權(quán)作為工作人員或代表
To assign (authority or duties) to another; delegate.
委派，委托：（把權(quán)力或職責(zé)）委派給別人；委派

來源：
Middle English deputen
中古英語 deputen
from Old French deputer
源自 古法語 deputer
from Late Latin dôput3re [to allot]
源自 后期拉丁語 dôput3re [分配，配給]
from Latin [to consider]
源自 拉丁語 [考慮]
dô- [de-]
dô- [前綴，表.轉(zhuǎn)移.]
put3re [to ponder] * see peu-
put3re [思考，考慮] *參見 peu-