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delegate
/ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/
verb
To give part of your work or power to someone else.
- “A good manager learns to delegate routine tasks to the team.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))