Appoint and Take

Appoint

Appoint verb - To decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority.

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Take and appoint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Appoint".

Take verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Usage example: you can take the white side this time, since I got to be white for our last chess game

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Appoint and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appoint" instead a verb "Take".

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

appoint people

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Riker is forced to take command of the ship and appoint his rival Lt Commander Shelby to be his first officer, as the Borg move to assimilate Earth.

Source: Darkest Hour
Cordelia may take over as the workshop manager to help stem the flow, or Gio may appoint her the royal alchemist so that she can work in peace.

Source: Video Game / Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland
The Triad are wise enough with this trope to appoint Cole as the one to take out the sisters in the first place.

Source: Evil Cannot Comprehend Good