appoint
1. create and charge with a task or function (Freq. 13)
- nominate a committee
• Syn:
name, nominate, constitute
• Derivationally related forms:
nominative (for: nominate), nomination (for: nominate), naming (for: name), appointive, appointee
• Hypernyms:
establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
• Hyponyms:
pack, co-opt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to (Freq. 8)
- He was appointed deputy manager
- She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance
• Syn:
charge
• Derivationally related forms:
charge (for: charge), appointive, appointee
• Hyponyms:
delegate, designate, depute, assign, deputize,
deputise, name, nominate, make, empower, authorise,
authorize, accredit, create
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- They appoint him to write the letter
3. furnish
- a beautifully appointed house
• Hypernyms:
equip, fit, fit out, outfit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody with something
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