dē-lēgō

   dē-lēgō āvī, ātus, āre,    to send away, despatch: Pleminium in Tullianum ex senatūs consulto, L.: studiosos Catonis ad illud volumen, refer, N.—To commit, give in charge, confide: nec ancillis delegantur (infantes), Ta. — To assign, transfer, refer: (rem) ad senatum, to refer, L.: delegato triumviris ministerio, Ta.: obsidione delegatā in curam collegae, L.: Quinto delegabo, si quid aeri meo alieno superabit.—Fig., to attribute, impute, ascribe: hoc crimen optimis nominibus: omne rei gestae decus ad Volumnium, L.