GRE Word List

DEPUTIZE

to appoint as deputy

The meaning of the word deputize is to appoint as deputy.

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WordMeaning
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
blueslow spirits : melancholy
intermediarymediator
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
eventualcontingent