APPOINT
Dictionary entry overview: What does appoint mean?
• APPOINT (verb)
The verb APPOINT has 3 senses:
1. create and charge with a task or function
2. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
3. furnish
Familiarity information: APPOINT used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• APPOINT (verb)
Meaning:
Create and charge with a task or function
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
appoint; constitute; name; nominate
Context example:
nominate a committee
Hypernyms (to "appoint" is one way to...):
constitute; establish; found; institute; plant (set up or lay the groundwork for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "appoint"):
pack (set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome)
co-opt (appoint summarily or commandeer)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
appoint; charge
Context examples:
He was appointed deputy manager / She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "appoint"):
assign; delegate; depute; designate (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))
depute; deputise; deputize (appoint as a substitute)
make; name; nominate (charge with a function; charge to be)
authorise; authorize; empower (give or delegate power or authority to)
accredit (provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials)
create (invest with a new title, office, or rank)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Sentence example:
They appoint him to write the letter
Meaning:
Furnish
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
a beautifully appointed house
Hypernyms (to "appoint" is one way to...):
equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
