transitive verb

1. to set (a date, place, etc.); decide upon officially; decree to appoint a time for a meeting
2. to name or select officially for an office, position, etc. to appoint a chairman
3. to furnish and arrange: now usually in well-appointed, etc.
4. Law to decide the disposition of (property) by special authority

Etymology: ME apointen < OFr apointer, to arrange, make ready < ML appunctuare < L ad, to + punctum, point

intransitive verb