appoint

IPA: ʌpˈɔɪnt

verb

  • (transitive) To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
  • (transitive) To name (someone to a post or role).
  • (transitive) To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.
  • (transitive) To equip (someone) with (something); to assign (someone) authoritatively (some equipment).
  • (transitive, law) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
  • (obsolete, transitive) To fix with power or firmness by decree or command; to ordain or establish.
  • (obsolete, intransitive) To resolve; to determine; to ordain.
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Examples of "appoint" in Sentences

  • The appointment was made in some haste.
  • Home and the team visited the appointment.
  • The date refer to the date of appointment.
  • He requested the appointment of a coadjutor.
  • I've made an appointment with the internist.
  • The clerk of the probate court is appointed.
  • He was appointed supernumerary in engineering.
  • The appointment carried the customary knighthood.
  • The Auditor General is appointed by the President.
  • The arbitrator is jointly appointed by the parties.

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