Appoint

Quick meaning: Appoint is a verb meaning (transitive) To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.

Meaning

(transitive) To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To name (someone to a post or role).
2. (transitive) To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.
3. (transitive) To equip (someone) with (something); to assign (someone) authoritatively (some equipment).
4. (transitive, law) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
5. (obsolete, transitive) To fix with power or firmness by decree or command; to ordain or establish.
6. (obsolete, intransitive) To resolve; to determine; to ordain.

Example Sentences

after mature Deliberation, he appointed them a Ship of seventy Tons,

Aaron and his shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service.

We have to wait until they're ready to receive us, and make sure we turn up at the appointed time.

Their two-room apartment, which is neither fashionably appointed nor in a fashionable neighborhood

Word Forms

• appoints
• appointing
• appointed

Synonyms for appoint

Depending on context, synonyms include accredit, allot, assign, choose, command, decide.

Antonyms for appoint

Common opposites include decline, disallow, dismiss, fire, ignore, neglect.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include constitute, nominate, charge, name, appointive, appointment.

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