Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to delegate
Participle: delegated
Gerund: delegating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | delegate |
| you | delegate |
| he;she;it | delegates |
| we | delegate |
| you | delegate |
| they | delegate |
Perfect
| I | have delegated |
| you | have delegated |
| he;she;it | has delegated |
| we | have delegated |
| you | have delegated |
| they | have delegated |
Past
| I | delegated |
| you | delegated |
| he;she;it | delegated |
| we | delegated |
| you | delegated |
| they | delegated |
Pluperfect
| I | had delegated |
| you | had delegated |
| he;she;it | had delegated |
| we | had delegated |
| you | had delegated |
| they | had delegated |
Future
| I | will delegate |
| you | will delegate |
| he;she;it | will delegate |
| we | will delegate |
| you | will delegate |
| they | will delegate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have delegated |
| you | will have delegated |
| he;she;it | will have delegated |
| we | will have delegated |
| you | will have delegated |
| they | will have delegated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | delegate |
| you | delegate |
| he;she;it | delegate |
| we | delegate |
| you | delegate |
| they | delegate |
Perfect
| I | have delegated |
| you | have delegated |
| he;she;it | have delegated |
| we | have delegated |
| you | have delegated |
| they | have delegated |
Imperfect
| I | delegated |
| you | delegated |
| he;she;it | delegated |
| we | delegated |
| you | delegated |
| they | delegated |
Pluperfect
| I | had delegated |
| you | had delegated |
| he;she;it | had delegated |
| we | had delegated |
| you | had delegated |
| they | had delegated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would delegate |
| you | would delegate |
| he;she;it | would delegate |
| we | would delegate |
| you | would delegate |
| they | would delegate |
Perfect
| I | would have delegated |
| you | would have delegated |
| he;she;it | would have delegated |
| we | would have delegated |
| you | would have delegated |
| they | would have delegated |
Imperative
| you | delegate |
| we | Let's delegate |
| you | delegate |
Verbs conjugated like 'delegate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'delegate'
deligate,
denegate,
relegate,
ablegate,
allegate,
deaerate,
defecate,
dejerate,
delate,
delectate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- appoint
- commission, authorize, deputize, depute, entrust, name
- authorize
- entrust, transfer, relegate
Antonyms
- appoint
- dismiss, remove, recall, nullify
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1380, from L.
delegatus, pp. of
delegare "to send as a representative," from
de- "from, away" +
legare "send with a commission." The verb is from 1530.
2. From the above noun by metanalysis or directly borrowed from Latin dēlēgātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
Verbs referencing "delegate"
Finnish with old forms
delegoida, German, old spelling
delegieren.
Sample Sentences
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New Zealand Prime Minister John Key was perceived to delegate effectively. Wayne Mapp, a minister under Key observed he had 'a different style than the traditional style of New Zealand political management. He delegates in the manner of a chief executive, and lets ministers get on with their jobs' (Mapp 2014). [2020, Jennifer Lees-Marshment, Political Management: The Dance of Government and Politics:]
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The war on Covid-19 was delegated to the health secretary, Matt Hancock, a paralysed NHS and scientists publicly feuding over dud data. [2020 July 20, Simon Jenkins, “Britain deserves better than an Old Etonian Donald Trump”, in The Guardian:]