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   appoint

   /əˈpɔɪnt/

   verb

   • 1. assign a job or role to (someone): "she has been appointed to the board" Similar nominatenamedesignateinstall ascommissionengageadoptco-optselectchooseelectvote indetailOpposite reject
   • 2. determine or decide on (a time or a place): "they appointed a day in May for the meeting" Similar specifydetermineassigndesignateallotsetfixarrangechoosedecide onestablishsettleauthorizeordainprescribedecree
   • ▪ decree: archaic "such laws are appointed by God"
   • 3. decide the disposition of (property of which one is not the owner) under powers granted by the owner: "trustees appoint the capital to the beneficiaries"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French apointer, from a point ‘to a point’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. appointer noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAPPOINT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   APPOINT definition: 1. to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility: 2. to arrange a date or time when a…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of APPOINT is to fix or set officially. How to use appoint in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Appoint.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAPPOINT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   APPOINT meaning: 1. to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility: 2. to arrange a date or time when a…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › appointAPPOINT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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. Synonyms: select, choose. Antonyms: discharge, dismiss. to determine by authority or agreement; fix; set: to appoint a time for the meeting.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › appointAppoint - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Appointing is different: someone with the power to appoint can usually just give you the job. In some cases, appointing isn't a sure thing and means something closer to "recommending" — but it still beats filling out all those applications.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAPPOINT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it. It made sense to appoint a banker to this job. [VERB noun + to] The commission appointed a special investigator to conduct its own inquiry. [VERB noun to-infinitive] The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › appointAppoint - definition of appoint by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to name or assign officially: to appoint a new treasurer. 2. to fix; set: to appoint a time for the meeting. 3. to designate (a person) to take the benefit of an estate created by a deed or will. 4. to equip; furnish: They appointed the house luxuriously.