Word Type

Verb

The word "appoint" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

appointable appointee appointer appointive appointment appointor foreappoint preappoint reappoint self-appoint unappoint well-appointed

Distinct From

elect

Context

legal

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act affix constitute determine equip establish fit fit out fix found institute move name outfit plant select set

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

commission hire

Manner Of

equip establish

Related Terms

point

Related Terms

action ambassadors assign assigning assigning position choose choosing chose chose someone delegating designate determine elect equip establish fit out furnish give give office give title hire job jobs judge judges name name officially nominate office official official job officially ordain person picking picking person point position put put together resolve select selecting selecting person selection someone title together

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.