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Definitions for Appoint
[1] to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
[2] to determine by authority or agreement; fix; set: to appoint a time for the meeting.
[3] Law . to designate (a person) to take the benefit of an estate created by a deed or will.
[4] to provide with what is necessary; equip; furnish: They appointed the house with all the latest devices.
[5] Archaic . to order or establish by decree or command; ordain; constitute: laws appointed by God.
[6] Obsolete . to point at by way of censure.
[7] Obsolete . to ordain; resolve; determine.
[8] (also intr) to assign officially, as for a position, responsibility, etc he was appointed manager
[9] to establish by agreement or decree; fix a time was appointed for the duel
[10] to prescribe or ordain laws appointed by tribunal
[11] property law to nominate (a person), under a power granted in a deed or will, to take an interest in property
[12] to equip with necessary or usual features; furnish a well-appointed hotel
Words related to Appoint
set, elect, name, nominate, choose, install, establish, assign, select, designate, finger, decree, tap, fix, direct, ordain, commission, settle, command, allot
Words nearby Appoint
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Origin of Appoint
1325–75; Middle English apointen < Middle French apointer, equivalent to a- a-5 + pointer to point
Other words from Appoint
ap·point·a·ble , adjective
ap·point·er , noun
mis·ap·point , verb (used with object)
re·ap·point , verb (used with object)
un·ap·point·a·ble , adjective
Word origin for Appoint
C14: from Old French apointer to put into a good state, from a point in good condition, literally: to a point
Synonyms for Appoint
assign, choose, designate, elect, establish, install, name, nominate, select, set, accredit, allot, command, commission, decree, delegate, determine, direct, enjoin, finger, fix, ordain, settle, tap