Word: Appoint
How to pronounce: əˈpɔɪnt
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Assign a job or role to (someone)
Example sentences: "She has been appointed to the board"
2. Determine or decide on (a time or a place)
Example sentences: "They appointed a day in May for the meeting"
3. Decide the disposal of (property of which one is not the owner) under powers granted by the owner.
Example sentences: "Trustees appoint the capital to the beneficiaries"
Synonyms:
designate
assign
nominate
administer
allocate
impose
approve
constitute
name
charge
prescribe
ordain
Antonyms:
choose
select
remove
Derivations:
appointing
appointive
appointment
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Appoint in Other Languages...
Spanish: Nombrar
German: Ernennen
French: Nommer
Italian: Nominare
Turkish: Atamak
