Appoint

Synonyms of appoint

• name
• assign
• designate

Antonyms of appoint

• remove
• dismiss
• fire

Collocations of appoint

appoint someone

Frequency: 80 %

The board decided to appoint someone new as the CEO.

appoint a time

Frequency: 70 %

Let's appoint a time for our next appointment.

appoint a date

Frequency: 65 %

They had to appoint a date for the meeting to take place.

appoint a position

Frequency: 60 %

The company decided to appoint a new person to the vacant position.

appoint a task

Frequency: 50 %

She was appointed a new task to complete by the end of the week.

Idiomatic Expressions for appoint

• Phrase: self-appointed expert
  Meaning: someone who declares themselves an expert in a particular field without official recognition
  Usage: He's a self-appointed expert on climate change, but he has no formal education in the subject.