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appointer

Pronunciation: /a.pwɛ̃.te/

“appointer” is a French word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to salary (attribute a salary to a position)
  2. to appoint (attribute a job, a position to someone)
  3. to sharpen into a point
  4. to unite; to become united

In French

  1. Rétribuer par appointements.
  2. Nommer à un poste.
  3. Régler par un appointement en justice.
  4. Tailler en pointe.
  5. Réunir bout à bout, pointe à pointe, par un fil deux pièces d’étoffe, deux morceaux de cuir.
  6. Fouler, plier.
  7. Se terminer en pointe.
  8. S'aiguiser; s'aviver.
  9. S'unir, se rapprocher

Etymology

Inherited from Old French apointier. By surface analysis, a- + point + -er. Possibly corresponds to a Late Latin appunctāre, from Latin ad + punctum.

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