appointed

[ uh-poin-tid ]

/ əˈpɔɪn tɪd /

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adjective

by, through, or as a result of an appointment (often in contrast with elected): an appointed official.

predetermined; arranged; set: They met at the appointed time in the appointed place.

provided with what is necessary; equipped; furnished: a beautifully appointed office.

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Origin of appointed

First recorded in 1525–35; appoint + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM appointed

qua·si-ap·point·ed, adjectiveun·ap·point·ed, adjective

Words nearby appointed

appliqué, apply, appmt., appoggiatura, appoint, appointed, appointee, appointive, appointment, appointment in samarra, appointment television

Definition for appointed (2 of 2)

appoint

[ uh-point ]

/ əˈpɔɪnt /

verb (used with object)

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.

to determine by authority or agreement; fix; set: to appoint a time for the meeting.

Law. to designate (a person) to take the benefit of an estate created by a deed or will.

to provide with what is necessary; equip; furnish: They appointed the house with all the latest devices.

Archaic. to order or establish by decree or command; ordain; constitute: laws appointed by God.

Obsolete. to point at by way of censure.

verb (used without object)

Obsolete. to ordain; resolve; determine.

Origin of appoint

1325–75; Middle English apointen < Middle French apointer, equivalent to a- a-⁵ + pointer to point

SYNONYMS FOR appoint

1 choose, select.

2 prescribe, establish.

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ANTONYMS FOR appoint

1 dismiss, discharge.

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OTHER WORDS FROM appoint

ap·point·a·ble, adjectiveap·point·er, nounmis·ap·point, verb (used with object)re·ap·point, verb (used with object)

un·ap·point·a·ble, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for appointed

Qasem Suleimani was appointed as commander of the force in 1997.
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The Stollen was paraded through the city of Dresden, and later an appointed “Stollen girl” cut the cake.
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The U.S. will reopen an embassy in Havana, meaning an ambassador will be appointed.
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“At the appointed time [Jackson] ‘heard’ them, and this was about all of it,” recalled one former cadet.
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When he was appointed few expected that he would be able to guide his committee to a radical conclusion but he did.
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A committee was also appointed to bring in an estimate of money necessary to be raised.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
Henry Dunbar came forward into the light of the wax-candles, and gave the appointed answer.
Henry Dunbar|M. E. Braddon
Nor was any mistress ever so beautiful and divine as this one, appointed to possess and be adored by us.
A Pessimist|Robert Timsol
He was appointed to succeed Tycho in the position of imperial mathematician.
Great Astronomers|R. S. Ball
The day appointed for sailing was fast approaching, and had to make all speed to get through various engagements in Manilla.
Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas|W. Hastings Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for appointed

appoint

/ (əˈpɔɪnt) /

verb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to assign officially, as for a position, responsibility, etche was appointed manager

to establish by agreement or decree; fixa time was appointed for the duel

to prescribe or ordainlaws appointed by tribunal

property law to nominate (a person), under a power granted in a deed or will, to take an interest in property

to equip with necessary or usual features; furnisha well-appointed hotel

Derived forms of appoint

appointer, noun

Word Origin for appoint

C14: from Old French apointer to put into a good state, from a point in good condition, literally: to a point

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