/ Dictionary / Index A appoint: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ap•point Pronunciation: (u-point'), [key] — v.t. 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. 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. to order or establish by decree or command; ordain; constitute: laws appointed by God. to point at by way of censure. —v.i. to ordain; resolve; determine. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: appoint (Thesaurus) appoggiatura appointed Related Content Daily Word Quiz: supercilious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language