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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•point /əˈpɔɪnt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- Governmentto name or assign officially: [~ + object + object]appointed him chairman.[~ + object + to + object]They appointed him to the position of chairman.
- to fix;
set: to appoint a time for the meeting. - to equip;
furnish: They appointed the house luxuriously.
See -point-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•point (ə point′),USA pronunciation v.t. - Governmentto name or assign to a position, an office, or the like;
designate:to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench. - to determine by authority or agreement;
fix;
set:to appoint a time for the meeting. - Lawto designate (a person) to take the benefit of an estate created by a deed or will.
- to provide with what is necessary;
equip;
furnish:They appointed the house with all the latest devices. - [Archaic.]to order or establish by decree or command;
ordain;
constitute:laws appointed by God. - [Obs.]to point at by way of censure.
v.i. - [Obs.]to ordain;
resolve;
determine.
- Middle French apointer, equivalent. to a- a-5 + pointer to point
- Middle English apointen 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged choose, select.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged prescribe, establish.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dismiss, discharge.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/ vb (mainly tr)- (also intr) to assign officially, as for a position, responsibility, etc
- to establish by agreement or decree; fix
- to prescribe or ordain: laws appointed by tribunal
- to nominate (a person), under a power granted in a deed or will, to take an interest in property
- to equip with necessary or usual features; furnish: a well-appointed hotel
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French apointer to put into a good state, from a point in good condition, literally: to a pointapˈpointer n |