Main Entry:

ap·point

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈpȯint\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French appointer, from a- (from Latin ad-) + point point

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1 a: to fix or set officially <appoint a trial date> b: to name officially <will appoint her director of the program> carchaic : arrange d: to determine the disposition of (an estate) to someone by virtue of a power of appointment2: to provide with complete and usually appropriate or elegant furnishings or equipment <a beautifully appointed room>intransitive verb: to exercise a power of appointment

synonyms see furnish