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
deputize (third-person singular simple present deputizes, present participle deputizing, simple past and past participle deputized)
(transitive) To make (someone) a deputy; to officially empower.
(transitive) To make or name as a substitute.
(intransitive) To act as a deputy.
Source: Wiktionary
Dep"u*tize, v. t.
Definition: To appoint as one's deputy; to empower to act in one's stead; to depute.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
