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deputize

de·pu·tize

UK/ˈdɛpjətaɪz/ US/ˈdɛpjutaɪz/ uncommon

verb

1.

act as a substitute

  • “She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold”
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Origin

From deputy + -ize.

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