v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' po ̇ int
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French appointer, from a- (fr. Latin ad- ) + point point
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to fix or set officially < appoint a trial date> b : to name officially <will appoint her director of the program> c archaic : ARRANGE d : to determine the disposition of (an estate) to someone by virtue of a power of appointment
2 : to provide with complete and usually appropriate or elegant furnishings or equipment <a beautifully appoint ed room>
intransitive verb : to exercise a power of appointment
synonyms see FURNISH