/ əˈpɔɪnt; NAmE / verb
1.
appoint sb (to sth) | appoint sb (as) sth to choose sb for a job or position of responsibility :
[ vn ]
They have appointed a new head teacher at my son's school.
She has recently been appointed to the committee.
[ vn - n ]
They appointed him (as) captain of the English team.
[ vn to inf ]
A lawyer was appointed to represent the child.
2.
[ vn ] [ usually passive ] ( formal ) to arrange or decide on a time or place for doing sth :
A date for the meeting is still to be appointed.
Everyone was assembled at the appointed time .
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French apointer , from a point to a point.