"appoints" in the verb sense
1. appoint, name, nominate, constitute
create and charge with a task or function
"nominate a committee"
2. appoint, charge
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
"He was appointed deputy manager"
"She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
3. appoint
furnish
"a beautifully appointed house"
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