əˈpȯint verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English appointen, apointen, from Middle French apointier to arrange, settle, equip, from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + -pointier (from point ) — more at point
transitive verb
1.
a.
(1) : to fix by a decree, order, command, resolve, decision, or mutual agreement : ordain , prescribe
(2) : to establish with power or firmness : mark out
b.
(1) : to designate (the person) in whom shall be vested an estate subject to a power of appointment
(2) : to direct or determine the disposition of (an estate) by designating the person or persons in whom it shall vest by virtue of a power of appointment
c. : to assign, designate, or set apart by authority
appoint each man to his position
(1) archaic : destine , assign , devote
sheep appointed to be slain
(2) : designate
appoint an officer
appoint an official
: place in an office or post
appoint a superintendent
appoint a committee
d.
(1) archaic : to arrange for a meeting with (a person)
(2) archaic : to fix the time and place of
appoint the meeting, even at his father's house — Shakespeare
(3) : to fix (the time) for an event
in our places at the appointed hour
2. : to provide with necessary equipment : furnish , equip : fit out
beautifully appointed public rooms — New York Times Magazine
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : settle , arrange
2. obsolete : ordain , determine
3. archaic : to make an engagement : arrange a meeting with a person
Synonyms: see designate , furnish