assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to In 1863 he was appointed by the general assembly professor of oriental languages at New College. — Various

late 14c., "to decide, resolve; to arrange the time of (a meeting, etc.)," from Anglo-French appointer, Old French apointier "make ready, arrange, settle, place" (12c.), from apoin [..]

to assign to a position.

create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; [..]

to fix time or place, to employ, to nominate

Definition verb

1 : to name officially to a position [ed to the agency's top post] [ed conservator of the estate] 2 : to determine the distribution of (property) by exercising the authority granted by a power of [..]

fix; write.

(v) create and charge with a task or function(v) assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to(v) furnish

To select a person or a group of people for an official position or to do a job.