GRE Word List
DEPUTIZE
to appoint as deputy
The meaning of the word deputize is to appoint as deputy.
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| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
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| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
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| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
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