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Appoint

/əˈpɔɪnt/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Appoint"

verb

1
To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
2
To name (someone to a post or role).
3
To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.
4
To equip (someone) with (something); to assign (someone) authoritatively (some equipment).

🔄 Synonyms of "Appoint"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chargenoun	The amount of money levied for a service.
constituteverb	(transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
namenoun	Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
nominateverb	To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Appoint"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
constituteverb	(transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
nominateverb	To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
chargeverb	The amount of money levied for a service.
nameverb	(ditransitive) To give a name to.
appointive	Of, pertaining to, or filled by appointment.
appointmentnoun	An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
nominationnoun	(more common) The result of such a nomination act.
assignverb	(transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
warrantverb	(transitive) To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).
employverb	To retain (someone) as an employee.
establishverb	(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
hiringnoun	The act by which an employee is hired.
hireverb	(transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
instructverb	(transitive) To tell (someone) what they must or should do.
allocateverb	To set aside for a purpose.
conveneverb	(intransitive) To come together; to meet; to unite.
accreditverb	(transitive) To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance.
commitverb	(transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
recruitmentnoun	The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.
makeverb	(transitive) To create.