VERB | social | appoint, name, nominate, constitute | create and charge with a task or function |
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social | appoint, charge | assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to | |
possession | appoint | furnish |
Sounds | ahpoy'nt | |
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Rhymes | anoint ... wellpoint: 18 rhymes with oynt... |
Meaning | create and charge with a task or function. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | name, nominate, constitute | |
Narrower | co-opt | appoint summarily or commandeer |
pack | Set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome | |
Broader | establish, found, plant, constitute, institute | Set up or lay the groundwork for |
Spanish | designar, nombrar, nominar | |
Catalan | anomenar, designar, dir, nomenar, nominar, posar, proposar | |
Adjectives | appointive | subject to appointment |
appointive | relating to the act of appointing | |
Nouns | appointee | an official who is appointed |
appointee | a person who is appointed to a job or position |
Meaning | Assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something | |
Model | They appoint him to write the letter | |
Example | "He was appointed deputy manager" | |
Synonym | charge | |
Narrower | accredit | Provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials |
create | invest with a new title, office, or rank / rank | |
delegate, designate, depute, assign | Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | |
depute, deputize, deputise | appoint as a substitute | |
empower, authorise, authorize | Give or delegate power or authority to | |
name, nominate, make | Charge with a function | |
Spanish | acusar, designar, nombrar | |
Catalan | acusar, anomenar, designar, nomenar | |
Adjectives | appointive | subject to appointment |
appointive | relating to the act of appointing | |
Nouns | appointee | an official who is appointed |
appointee | a person who is appointed to a job or position |
Meaning | Furnish. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something | |
Example | "a beautifully appointed house" | |
Broader | equip, fit, fit out, outfit | Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose |
Spanish | amueblar |
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