delegate
/ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ verb C2- To commit tasks and responsibilities to others, especially subordinates. · delegate to someone
- To commit (a task or responsibility) to someone, especially a subordinate.
- To appoint (someone) as one's representative.
- (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.
He/she/it delegates · Past delegated · Past participle delegated · -ing form delegating
Verb forms
- Base form
- delegate
- He/she/it
- delegates
- Past
- delegated
- Past participle
- delegated
- -ing form
- delegating
From the library
He saw before him an officer delegated to enforce the law, and perfectly well knew that it would be as unavailing to seek pity from a magistrate decked with his official scarf, as to address a petition to some cold marble effigy.
By delegating our navigational responsibilities to algorithms, we are depriving our brains of the very exercise required to maintain optimal spatial awareness.
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