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 verb 1 a : to fix or set officially <appoint a trial date> b : to name officially <will appoint her director of the program> c archaic : arrange d : to determine the disposition of (an estate) to someone by virtue of a power of appointment
2 : 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