Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Depute \De*pute"\, n.
   A person deputed; a deputy. [Scot.]

Depute \De*pute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deputed}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Deputing}.] [F. d['e]puter, fr. L. deputare to esteem,
   consider, in LL., to destine, allot; de- + putare to clean,
   prune, clear up, set in order, reckon, think. See {Pure}.]
   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.

Source : WordNet®

depute
     v 1: transfer power to someone [syn: {delegate}]
     2: appoint as a substitute [syn: {deputize}, {deputise}]
     3: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task
        to (a person) [syn: {delegate}, {designate}, {assign}]