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Verb delegate has 2 senses

delegate, depute - transfer power to someone
--₁ is one way to delegate, designate, depute, assign

Derived forms: noun delegate₁, noun delegation₁, noun delegation₂, noun delegating₁, noun delegacy₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
delegate, designate, depute, assign - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
--₂ is one way to appoint, charge

Derived forms: noun delegate₁, noun delegation₂, noun delegacy₃
Sample sentence:
They delegate him to write the letter