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Verb deputise has 2 senses
  1. substitute, deputize, deputise, step in - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
    --1 is one way to supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon
    Derived forms: noun deputy4, noun deputy1, noun deputy2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. depute, deputize, deputise - appoint as a substitute
    --2 is one way to appoint, charge
    Derived forms: noun deputy4, noun deputy1, noun deputy2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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