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. [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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | appointed - subject to appointment |
| 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") 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" |
appointed
adjective 1. decided, set, chosen, established, determined, settled, fixed, arranged, assigned, designated, allotted
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