appoint

verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To assign a job or role to someone; to officially choose someone for a position.

  2. 2.

    To decide on or fix a time or place for an event.

Related words

See also: appointed, appointment, designate

Etymology

From Old French apointer "to arrange, settle," from a point "to a point," from Latin ad- "to" + punctum "point."