Word

delegate, v.
(delegated, delegates, delegating)
freq. cnt. 6

transfer power to someone
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

delegate depute

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

delegacy delegation delegating delegation delegate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deputation

semantic pointers

hypernym

assign, delegate, designate, depute

give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

assign delegate depute designate

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
They %s him to write the letter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

assignment assignment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

delegacy delegation delegate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

designation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deputation deputation

semantic pointers

hyponym

mandate cast post cast devolve task place regiment transfer, reassign delegate, depute mandate promote, elevate, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise relegate, demote, bump, break, kick downstairs place

hypernym

appoint, charge