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promote vs depute

depute vs promote

promote and depute both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
promote No No Yes No
depute No No Yes No
As verbs, depute is a hypernym of promote; that is, depute is a word with a broader meaning than promote:
  • promote: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
  • depute: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Other hypernyms of promote include assign, delegate, designate.
promote (verb) depute (verb)
make publicity for; try to sell (a product) transfer power to someone
change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent appoint as a substitute
be changed for a superior chess or checker piece give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
contribute to the progress or growth of
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