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Synonyms for appoint
əˈpɔɪntap·point

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English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. appoint

    Allot, originally to assign by lot, applies to the giving of a definite thing to a certain person. A portion or extent of time is allotted; as, I expect to live out my allotted time. A definite period is appointed; as, the audience assembled at the appointed hour. Allot may also refer to space; as, to allot a plot of ground for a cemetery; but we now oftener use select, set apart, or assign. Allot is not now used of persons. Appoint may be used of time, space, or person; as, the appointed day; the appointed place; an officer was appointed to this station. Destine may also refer to time, place, or person, but it always has reference to what is considerably in the future; a man appoints to meet his friend in five minutes; he destines his son to follow his own profession. Assign is rarely used of time, but rather of places, persons, or things. We assign a work to be done and assign a man to do it, who, if he fails, must assign a reason for not doing it. That which is allotted, appointed, or assigned is more or less arbitrary; that which is awarded is the due requital of something the receiver has done, and he has right and claim to it; as, the medal was awarded for valor. Compare APPORTION.

    Synonyms:
    allot, apportion, assign, award, destine, distribute, divide, give, grant, mete out, portion out, select, set apart

    Antonyms:
    appropriate, confiscate, deny, refuse, resume, retain, seize, withhold

    Preposition:
    Allot to a company for a purpose.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  1. appoint

    Synonyms:
    fix, determine, instal, allot, order, prescribe, institute, employ, apportion, apply, designate, assign, intrust, invest, ordain, arrange

    Antonyms:
    reverse, cancel, recall, withdraw, reserve, withhold, retain, undo, suspend, disarrange, disappoint

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. appoint, name, nominate, constituteverb

    create and charge with a task or function

    "nominate a committee"

    Synonyms:
    found, form, put up, list, identify, represent, be, bring up, mention, name, describe, advert, plant, put forward, comprise, establish, key out, propose, institute, diagnose, call, charge, discover, make up, distinguish, cite, refer, nominate, key, make, constitute

  2. appoint, chargeverb

    assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

    "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

    Synonyms:
    saddle, institutionalize, buck, shoot down, commove, turn on, shoot, institutionalise, agitate, rouse, name, consign, accuse, point, burden, file, bill, tear, level, charge, load, bear down, commit, blame, charge up, nominate, excite, lodge, send, constitute

  3. appointverb

    furnish

    "a beautifully appointed house"

    Synonyms:
    name, nominate, charge, constitute

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. entroverb

    beginning, start

    entro of my vlog will soon be out

    Submitted by addsaddad12 on August 14, 2022  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. appointverb

    Synonyms:
    fix, determine, prescribe, set, establish

  2. appointverb

    Synonyms:
    direct, ordain, enjoin, require, command, decree, order, bid, impose, insist on

  3. appointverb

    Synonyms:
    assign, allot, designate, destine

  4. appointverb

    Synonyms:
    nominate, name, constitute, create

  5. appointverb

    Synonyms:
    furnish, equip, supply

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. appointverb

    Synonyms:
    establish, prescribe, ordain, enjoin, assign, allot, deputize, depute, commission, delegate, nominate

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How to use appoint in a sentence?

  1. Michael Flynn:

    This pro-choice issue is a legal issue that should be decided by the courts. I believe in law. If people want to change the law, they should vote so that we can appoint pro-life judges. I believe the law should be changed.

  2. Marsha Blackburn:

    The Attorney General should immediately appoint a special counsel to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden's business dealings with Communist China, joe and Hunter Biden have been long intertwined with Beijing and profited off shady business deals with the CCP.

  3. Cindy McCain:

    My husband's greatest legacy was placing service to AZ USA ahead of his own self-interest. I respect @dougducey's decision to appoint @RepMcSally to fill the remainder of his term. Arizonans will be pulling for her, hoping that she will follow his example of selfless leadership.

  4. Mike Gallagher:

    We do not want this to be a Republican-only effort, we want Democrats to participate and we want them to appoint serious, sober members as well.

  5. Ronnie Floyd:

    None of us have endorsed Mr. Trump, nor have we condemned Mr. Trump, this is about the possibility of being able to appoint the next four Supreme Court justices. This is about the dignity of human life from the womb to the tomb. This is about religious freedom. I’m not about to sit at home and not express something. I’m accountable to God and I believe I’m accountable to my fellow Americans.


Translations for appoint

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  • назначавам, установявам, определям, оборудвам, предназначавам, предписвамBulgarian
  • jmenovatCzech
  • penodiWelsh
  • udnævneDanish
  • benennen, bestimmen, festlegen, ernennen, berufen, festsetzen, ausstatten, ausrüstenGerman
  • designar, fijar, equipar, nombrar, determinarSpanish
  • fixer, choisir, désigner, poser, nommer, attribuer, déterminerFrench
  • 任命するJapanese
  • დანიშვნაGeorgian
  • addīcō, sciscoLatin
  • kopouMāori
  • bepalen, beschikken, vaststellen, benoemenDutch
  • oppnevneNorwegian
  • назначитьRussian
  • utse, utnämnaSwedish
  • مقررUrdu

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