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delegate

de·le·gate

UK/ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ US/ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ uncommon obsolete us
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.
2.

give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

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Origin

From Middle English delegat, from Old French delegat, from Latin dēlēgātus substantivized from the nominative masculine singular of dēlēgātus, the perfect passive participle of dēlēgō (“to send, assign, delegate”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). See also legate.

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