Definition of Appoint in English :

Define Appoint in English

Appoint meaning in English

Meaning of Appoint in English

Pronunciation of Appoint in English

Appoint pronunciation in English

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Appoint

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Verb

1. appoint, constitute, name, nominate

create and charge with a task or function

Example Sentences:
'nominate a committee'

2. appoint, charge

assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

Example Sentences:
'He was appointed deputy manager'
'She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance'

3. appoint

furnish

Example Sentences:
'a beautifully appointed house'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Appoint

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verb (mainly tr)
1. (also intr)
to assign officially, as for a position, responsibility, etc
he was appointed manager
2. 
to establish by agreement or decree; fix
a time was appointed for the duel
3. 
to prescribe or ordain
laws appointed by tribunal
4. property law
to nominate (a person), under a power granted in a deed or will, to take an interest in property
5. 
to equip with necessary or usual features; furnish
a well-appointed hotel

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Appoint

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verb transitive
1. 
to set (a date, place, etc.); decide upon officially; decree
to appoint a time for a meeting
2. 
to name or select officially for an office, position, etc.
to appoint a chairman
3. 
to furnish and arrange
now usually in well-appointed, etc.
4.  Law
to decide the disposition of (property) by special authority
verb intransitive
5. 
to make appointments to an office, position, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Appoint

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tr.v. ap·point·ed, ap·point·ing, ap·points
1. To select or designate to fill an office or a position: appointed her the chief operating officer of the company.
2. To fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement: will appoint a date for the examination.
3. To furnish; equip: a house that is comfortably appointed.
4. Law To direct the disposition of (property) to a person or persons in exercise of a power granted for this purpose by a preceding deed.

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