appointed

ap·point  (-point)

tr.v. ap·point·ed, ap·point·ing, ap·points

1. To select or designate to fill an office or a position: appointed her the chief operating officer of the company.

2. To fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement: will appoint a date for the examination.

3. To furnish; equip: a house that is comfortably appointed.

4. Law To direct the disposition of (property) to a person or persons in exercise of a power granted for this purpose by a preceding deed.

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[Middle English appointen, from Old French apointer, apointier, to arrange, from a point, to the point : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + point, point; see point.]

Synonyms: appoint, designate, name, nominate, tap¹
These verbs mean to select for an office or position: was appointed chairperson of the committee; expects to be designated leader of the opposition; a new police commissioner named by the mayor; to be nominated as her party's candidate; was tapped for fraternity membership. See Also Synonyms at furnish.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	appointed - subject to appointment appointive
	2.	appointed - selected for a job; "the one appointed for guard duty" assigned - appointed to a post or duty; "assigned personnel"; "assigned duties"
	3.	appointed - fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") decreed, ordained, prescribed settled - established or decided beyond dispute or doubt; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night"
	4.	appointed - provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind); "a house that is beautifully appointed" furnished, equipped - provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority); "a furnished apartment"; "a completely furnished toolbox"

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appointed

adjective 1. decided, set, chosen, established, determined, settled, fixed, arranged, assigned, designated, allotted

adjective 2. assigned, named, chosen, commissioned, selected, elected, installed, delegated, nominated

adjective 3. equipped, provided, supplied, furnished, fitted out

Translations

appointed [əˈpɔɪntɪd] appoint adj at the appointed time → à l'heure dite

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appointed [əˈpɔɪntɪd] appoint adj at the appointed time → zur festgesetzten Zeit