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1. (v.t.) appoint
to name or assign officially:
to appoint a new treasurer.
2. appoint
to fix; set:
to appoint a time for the meeting.
3. appoint
to designate (a person) to take the benefit of an estate created by a deed or will.
4. appoint
to equip; furnish:
They appointed the house luxuriously.
5. appoint
Archaic. to arrange.
6. (v.i.) appoint
to use the power of appointment.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME apointen < MF apointer=a-a -5+pointer to point)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) appoint, name, nominate, constitute
create and charge with a task or function
"nominate a committee"
2. (verb) appoint, charge
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
"He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
3. (verb) appoint
furnish
"a beautifully appointed house"
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1. (verb) appoint
to choose sb for a job
We are looking to appoint a new principal.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) appoint
to fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out
2. (verb) appoint
to fix by a decree, order, command, resolve, decision, or mutual agreement; to constitute; to ordain; to prescribe; to fix the time and place of
3. (verb) appoint
to assign, designate, or set apart by authority
4. (verb) appoint
to furnish in all points; to provide with everything necessary by way of equipment; to equip; to fit out
5. (verb) appoint
to point at by way, or for the purpose, of censure or commendation; to arraign
6. (verb) appoint
to direct, designate, or limit; to make or direct a new disposition of, by virtue of a power contained in a conveyance; -- said of an estate already conveyed
7. (verb) appoint
to ordain; to determine; to arrange
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Sense: to give (a person) a job or position
They appointed him manager; They have appointed a new manager.
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 Afrikaans: aanstel |
 Arabic: يُعَيِّن |
 Bulgarian: назначавам |
 Brazilian: nomear |
 Czech: jmenovat |
 German: einstellen |
 Danish: udnævne; udpege |
 Greek: διορίζω |
 Spanish: nombrar |
 Estonian: nimetama |
 Farsi: منصوب کردن |
 Finnish: nimittää |
 French: nommer |
 Hebrew: לְמָנוֹת |
 Hindi: नियुक्त करना |
 Croatian: imenovati |
 Hungarian: kinevez |
 Indonesian: mengangkat |
 Icelandic: útnefna |
 Italian: nominare |
 Japanese: 任命する |
 Korean: 임명하다 |
 Lithuanian: paskirti |
 Latvian: iecelt (amatā) |
 Malay: lantik |
 Dutch: aanstellen |
 Norwegian: utnevne, velge, ansette |
 Polish: mianować |
 Persian: منصوب کردن |
 Pashto: منصوب کول |
 Portuguese: nomear |
 Romanian: a numi |
 Russian: назначать |
 Slovak: vymenovať |
 Slovenian: imenovati |
 Serbian: postaviti |
 Swedish: utnämna |
 Thai: มอบหมาย |
 Turkish: tayin etmek |
 Taiwanese: 任命 |
 Ukrainian: призначати, затверджувати |
 Urdu: تقرری کرنا |
 Vietnamese: bổ nhiệm |
 Chinese: 任命 |
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