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verbdomain: v society
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
Examples
- 1.She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance
- 2.He was appointed deputy manager
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EnglishDerivationally related form
Hyponym
delegate 2
verb
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
depute 2
verb
appoint as a substitute
name 3
verb
charge with a function; charge to be
empower 1
verb
give or delegate power or authority to
accredit 2
verb
provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials
