Definition of appoint | Collins English Dictionary

appoint (əˈpɔɪnt)

(also intr) to assign officially, as for a position, responsibility, etc ⇒ he was appointed manager
to establish by agreement or decree; fix ⇒ a time was appointed for the duel
to prescribe or ordain ⇒ laws appointed by tribunal
property law to nominate (a person), under a power granted in a deed or will, to take an interest in property
to equip with necessary or usual features; furnish ⇒ a well-appointed hotel

apˈpointer noun

C14: from Old French apointer to put into a good state, from a point in good condition, literally: to a point

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British English: appoint If you appoint someone to a job or post, you formally choose them for it.They have appointed a consultant to carry out the investigation.əˈpɔɪnt VERB They have appointed a consultant to carry out the investigation.
Spanish: designar v
French: nommer vt
German: einstellen v
Chinese: 任命 v
Arabic: يُعَيِّـنُ v
Portuguese: designar v
Russian: назначать v
Croatian: postaviti v
Czech: jmenovat v
Danish: udnævne v
Dutch: aanstellen v
Finnish: nimittää v
Greek: διορίζω v
Italian: nominare v
Japanese: 任命する v
Korean: 임명하다 v
Norwegian: peke ut v
Polish: wyznaczyć v wyznaczać
Brazilian Portuguese: designar v
European Spanish: designar v
Swedish: utse v
Thai: แต่งตั้ง v
Turkish: atamak v
Vietnamese: bổ nhiệm v

Yet she was certainly not going to appoint David himself, or one of his children, as her heir.
Melville, Anne, The Hardie Inheritance (1990)
Some people have said that being a Muslim American played a big role in President Bush's decision to appoint you.
New Scientist (2004)
Mr Justice McCracken said he would defer until May 15th a decision on whether or not to now appoint a liquidator to Usit World.
Irish Times (2002)
'The public has lost all faith in Labour's ability to resist the temptation to appoint their cronies to key public jobs.
Glasgow Herald (2002)
The proposed Alien Act was designed to allow the Queen to appoint commissioners to work for the union.
Malcolm Balen, A VERY ENGLISH DECEIT: The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble and the First Great Financial Scandal (2002)