députer
French, verb/de.py.te/
députer is spelled D-É-P-U-T-E-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 48 million words in written French, the 219,133rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Députer is a French verb meaning “to deputize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Envoyer en députation ou comme député”.
What does députer mean in English?
verb
- 1
archaicto deputize
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Envoyer en députation ou comme député.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of députer
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- députant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- député participle past
- députe first-person indicative present
- députes indicative present second-person
- députons first-person indicative plural
- députez indicative plural present
- députent indicative plural present
- députais first-person imperfect indicative
- députait imperfect indicative singular
- députions first-person imperfect indicative
- députiez imperfect indicative plural
- députaient imperfect indicative plural
- députai first-person historic indicative
- députas historic indicative past
- députa historic indicative past
- députâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce députer?
- /de.py.te/
- \de.py.te\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is députer in French?
députer appears about once in every 48 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).