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designate vs depute

depute vs designate

designate is an adjective but depute is not an adjective.

designate and depute both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
designate No Yes Yes No
depute No No Yes No
As verbs, designate and depute are synonyms defined as:
  • designate and depute: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Other synonyms of designate include assign, delegate.
As verbs, depute is a hyponym of designate; that is, depute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than designate:
  • designate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  • depute: transfer power to someone
designate (adjective) depute (adjective)
appointed but not yet installed in office
designate (verb) depute (verb)
design or destine transfer power to someone
assign a name or title to appoint as a substitute
decree or designate beforehand give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Difference between designate and depute

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