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benoemen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appoint verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  • designate verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.
  • entitle verb To give a title to.
  • name noun A word or phrase used to identify a specific person, place, or thing.

Senses

benoemen is used for these senses in English:

  • appoint (transitive) To name (someone to a post or role).
  • bename (transitive) To name; give a name (to); mention by name; nominate; denominate; call.
  • designate To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
  • entitle To give a title to a book, film, play, etc.
  • name (transitive) To publicly implicate by name.

appoint — full definition

  1. verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  2. verb To set or fix a time or place for something, such as a meeting.

designate — full definition

  1. verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.
  2. adj Chosen for a role but not yet officially holding it.

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