ap|poin´tor

ap|poin´tor
ap|point «uh POYNT», transitive verb.
1. to name for an office or position; choose: »

George's father was appointed postmaster. Who appointed the new members of the committee?

 SYNONYM(S): designate.
2. to decide on; set (a time or place to be somewhere or to meet someone): »

We shall appoint eight o'clock as the time to begin. He appointed the schoolhouse as the place for the meeting.

3. to fix; prescribe: »

The law of Moses was appointed by God.

SYNONYM(S): ordain, establish.
4. to furnish; equip: »

a fully appointed workshop.

SYNONYM(S): supply.
–v.i.
to use the legal power of appointment.
╂[< Old French apointer < a- to + point point < Latin punctum. See related etym. at point. (Cf. ↑point)]
–ap|point´a|ble, adjective.
–ap|point´er,
–ap|poin´tor, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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