appoint

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: a point

Antonyms: a point

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To set, fix or [[determine]] (a time or place for something such as a [[meeting]], or the meeting itself) by [[authority]] or [[agreement]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[name]] (someone to a [[post]] or [[role]]).
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[furnish]] or [[equip]] (a place) completely; to [[provide]] with all the [[equipment]] or [[furnishings]] necessary; to [[fit out]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[equip]] (someone) with (something); to [[assign]] (someone) [[authoritatively]] (some equipment).
5. {{lb|en|transitive|legal}} To fix the [[disposition]] of ([[property]]) by [[designate|designating]] someone to take use of (it).
6. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To fix with [[powe]]r or [[firmness]] by [[decree]] or [[command]]; to [[ordain]] or [[establish]].
7. {{lb|en|obsolete|intransitive}} To [[resolve]]; to [[determine]]; to [[ordain]].

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