GRE Word List

DEPUTIZE

to appoint as deputy

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

Random words

WordMeaning
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
traverseto go or travel across or over
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
unguenta soothing or healing salve : ointment
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious