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depute vs kick upstairs

kick upstairs vs depute

depute and kick upstairs both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
depute No No Yes No
kick upstairs No No Yes No
As verbs, kick upstairs is a hyponym of depute; that is, kick upstairs is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than depute:
  • depute: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  • kick upstairs: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
depute (verb) kick upstairs (verb)
transfer power to someone give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
appoint as a substitute
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Difference between depute and kick upstairs

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