DEPUTISE

depute, deputize, deputise

(verb) appoint as a substitute

substitute, deputize, deputise, step in

(verb) act as a substitute; “She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

deputise (third-person singular simple present deputises, present participle deputising, simple past and past participle deputised)

Non-Oxford British standard spelling of deputize.

Anagrams

• deputies

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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