deputize

deputize
/dep"yeuh tuyz'/, v., deputized, deputizing.
v.t.
1. to appoint as deputy.
v.i.
2. to act as a deputy; substitute. Also, esp. Brit., deputise.
[1720-30; DEPUT(Y) + -IZE]

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