De·pute v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Deputing.]
1. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.
There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. --2. Sam. xv. 3.
Some persons, deputed by a meeting. --Macaulay.
2. To appoint; to assign; to choose. [R.]
The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues. --Barrow.