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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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   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.

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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.

5. 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.

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

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   appoint in British English. (əˈpɔɪnt ) verb (mainly tr) 1. (also intr) to assign officially, as for a position, responsibility, etc. she was appointed manager. 2. to establish by agreement or decree; fix. a time was appointed for the duel.

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   appoint. /əˈpɔɪnt/. /əˈpɔɪnt/. IPA guide. Other forms: appointed; appointing; appoints. The President can appoint someone as ambassador to another county; that means to give them the job or recommend them for it. It must be nice to be appointed.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › appointappoint verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   to choose somebody for a job or position of responsibility. appoint somebody They have appointed a new head teacher at my son's school. appoint somebody to something She has recently been appointed to the committee. appoint somebody (as) something They appointed him (as) captain of the English team.