1. (

• appoint ,
• name ,
• nominate ,
• constitute

) create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" ;

2. (

• appoint ,
• charge

) assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" ;

3. (

• appoint

) furnish; "a beautifully appointed house" ;

1. (

• appointive ,
• appointed ,

) subject to appointment ;

2. (

• appointed

) selected for a job; "the one appointed for guard duty" ;

3. (

• appointed ,
• decreed ,
• ordained ,
• prescribed

) fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time)" ;

4. (

• appointed

) provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind); "a house that is beautifully appointed" ;