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Depured vs Deputed - What's the difference?

depured | deputed |

As verbs the difference between depured and deputed

is that depured is past tense of depure while deputed is past tense of depute.

depured

English

Verb

(head)
  • (depure)

  • depure

    English

    Verb

    (depur)
  • (obsolete) To depurate; to purify.
  • * Sir T. More
  • He shall first be depured and cleansed before that he shall be laid up for pure gold in the treasures of God.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    deputed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (depute)

  • depute

    English

    Verb

    (deput)
  • (obsolete) To assign (someone or something) to or for something.
  • To delegate (a task etc.) to a subordinate.
  • * 2006 , Clive James, North Face of Soho , Picador 2007, p. 229:
  • Will Wyatt having moved up a notch, the project was deputed to a second team of producers whose judgement I didn't trust.
  • To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
  • * Bible 2. Sam. xv. 3
  • There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
  • * Macaulay
  • Some persons, deputed by a meeting.
  • To appoint; to assign; to choose.
  • * Barrow
  • The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) Deputy.