Appoint and Fire

Appoint

Appoint verb - To pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty.
Usage example: was appointed to the council on national security

Fire is an antonym for appoint in topics: assign, decide, furnish.

Fire

Fire verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

Appoint is an antonym for fire.

Nearby Words: fired, fireball, firing, fireside, fireplace

Common collocations

people appoint people fire people
someone appoint someone fire someone
anyone appoint anyone fire anyone

Both words in one sentence

  • Zombie Apocalypse: The character playing as Matsuri faced this situation twice, first at the beginning of their run (when Sasori enacted his coup d'etat to appoint himself Kazekage with Pakura's help), and later when several of the Fire Daimyo's Twelve Guardian Ninja ambushed her.
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