GRE Word List

DEPUTIZE

to appoint as deputy

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

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ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
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