appointed
Use Appointed in a sentence
tɪd adjective
1.
by, through, or as a result of an appointment (often in contrast with elected ): an appointed official.
2.
predetermined; arranged; set: They met at the appointed time in the appointed place.
3.
provided with what is necessary; equipped; furnished: a beautifully appointed office.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
2.
to determine by authority or agreement; fix; set: to appoint a time for the meeting.
3.
Law. to designate (a person) to take the benefit of an estate created by a deed or will.
4.
to provide with what is necessary; equip; furnish: They appointed the house with all the latest devices.
5.
Archaic. to order or establish by decree or command; ordain; constitute: laws appointed by God.
verb (used without object)
7.
Obsolete. to ordain; resolve; determine.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English apointen < Middle French apointer, equivalent to a- a-5 + pointer to point
1325–75; Middle English apointen < Middle French apointer, equivalent to a- a-5 + pointer to point
Related forms
ap·point·a·ble, adjective
ap·point·er, noun
mis·ap·point, verb (used with object)
re·ap·point, verb (used with object)
un·ap·point·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. choose, select. 2. prescribe, establish.
1. choose, select. 2. prescribe, establish.
Antonyms
1. dismiss, discharge.
1. dismiss, discharge.
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appoint (əˈpɔɪnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (also intr) to assign officially, as for a position, responsibility, etc: he was appointed manager |
| 2. | to establish by agreement or decree; fix: a time was appointed for the duel |
| 3. | to prescribe or ordain: laws appointed by tribunal |
| 4. | property law to nominate (a person), under a power granted in a deed or will, to take an interest in property |
| 5. | to equip with necessary or usual features; furnish: a well-appointed hotel |
| [C14: from Old French apointer to put into a good state, from a point in good condition, literally: to a | |
| ap'pointer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
appoint
late 14c., from O.Fr. apointier "to arrange, settle, place" (12c.), from apointer "duly, fitly," from phrase à point "to the point," from a- "to" + point "point," from L. punctum. The ground sense is "to come to a point about (a matter)," therefore "agree, settle."
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Example sentences
Some potential internal candidates stay out of the search but offer to be available if no other candidate is appointed.
Of the five other generals appointed at the same time, two have probably been chosen purely to help his cause.
Repeated calls to his court-appointed attorney went unreturned.
No one goes through the pains of getting elected to get told what to do by some guy who is appointed.
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