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- [uh-point]
- /əˈpɔɪnt/
- /ˌriːəˈpɔɪnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-point]
- /əˈpɔɪnt/
Definitions of reappoint word
- verb with object reappoint to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench. 1
- verb with object reappoint to determine by authority or agreement; fix; set: to appoint a time for the meeting. 1
- verb with object reappoint Law. to designate (a person) to take the benefit of an estate created by a deed or will. 1
- verb with object reappoint to provide with what is necessary; equip; furnish: They appointed the house with all the latest devices. 1
- verb with object reappoint Archaic. to order or establish by decree or command; ordain; constitute: laws appointed by God. 1
- verb with object reappoint Obsolete. to point at by way of censure. 1
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Origin of reappoint
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English apointen < Middle French apointer, equivalent to a- a-5 + pointer to point
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Parts of speech for Reappoint
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reappoint popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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