| Main Entry: | delegate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give authority; empower |
Synonyms: |
accredit, appoint, assign, authorize, cast, charge, choose, commission, constitute, depute, deputize, designate, elect, give nod, invest, license, mandate, name, nominate, ordain, place trust in, select, swear in, warrant |
| Notes: | as a noun, delegate is a person appointed or elected to represent others - as a verb delegate means to transfer power or authority to someone; relegate means to refer to another person for decision or judgment or assign to a lower position or reduce in rank a delegation differs from a legation in that the members of a delegation are usually not charged with a specific mission but merely with the overall task of representing the interests of a body of people, often at a conference during an assembly's regular session; a legate usually acts alone while a delegate acts as part of a group |
Antonyms: |
keep |
| Main Entry: | delegate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign responsibility |
Synonyms: |
authorize, consign, devolve, entrust, give, hand over, hold responsible for, parcel out, pass on, relegate, send on errand, send on mission, shunt, transfer |
Antonyms: |
keep |
| Main Entry: | acting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | substituting in a role |
Synonyms: |
ad interim, adjutant, alternate, assistant, delegated, deputy, interim, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, surrogate, temporary |
Antonyms: |
permanent |
| Main Entry: | appoint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign responsibility; decide |
Synonyms: |
accredit, allot, assign, choose, command, commission, decree, delegate, designate, determine, direct, elect, enjoin, establish, finger, fix, install, name, nominate, ordain, select, set, settle, tap |
Antonyms: |
dismiss, fire, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | assign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select and give a responsibility |
Synonyms: |
accredit, allow, appoint, ascribe, attach, attribute, authorize, cast, charge, choice, commission, commit, credit, delegate, deputize, designate, downlink, download, draft, elect, empower, enroll, entrust, hang on, hire, hold responsible, impute, name, nominate, ordain, pin on, refer, reference, select, slot, tab, tag |
| Main Entry: | cast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select for activity |
Synonyms: |
allot, appoint, arrange, assign, blueprint, chart, choose, decide upon, delegate, design, designate, detail, determine, devise, give parts, name, pick, plan, project |
| Main Entry: | commit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deliver, entrust |
Synonyms: |
allocate, allot, apportion, authorize, charge, commend, commission, confer trust, confide, consign, convey, delegate, deliver, depend upon, deposit, depute, deputize, destine, dispatch, employ, empower, engage, give, give to do, grant authority, hand over, hold, ice, imprison, institutionalize, intrust, invest, leave to, make responsible for, move, offer, ordain, promise, put away, put in the hands of, relegate, rely upon, remove, send, shift, submit, transfer, turn over to, vest |
Antonyms: |
keep, keep from |
| Main Entry: | confide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entrust |
Synonyms: |
bestow, charge, commend, commit, consign, delegate, hand over, present, relegate, trust |
Antonyms: |
keep |
| Main Entry: | consign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entrust, hand over for care |
Synonyms: |
address, appoint, assign, authorize, commend to, commission, commit, confide, convey, delegate, deliver, deposit with, dispatch, forward, give, issue, put in charge of, relegate, remit, route, send, ship, transfer, transmit, turn over |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep, receive, retain |
| Main Entry: | constitute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize |
Synonyms: |
appoint, commission, decree, delegate, depute, deputize, designate, draft, empower, enact, establish, legislate, make, name, nominate, ordain, order |
| Notes: | compose is preferred when the parts of the whole being assembled are regarded as nonconcrete and more general; when the parts are concrete and specific, then constitute is more appropriate, and then there is comprise, which can mean 'comprehending or encompassing certain parts' comprise means literally 'embrace': a zoo comprises mammals, reptiles, and birds (because it 'embraces' or includes them), but animals do not comprise ('embrace') a zoo, they constitute a zoo |
Antonyms: |
deny, refuse |