To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
To appoint; to assign; to choose.
To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
deputy
To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
To degenerate; to break down.
To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.