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Appointed

of Appoint

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Similar meaning 12

Assigned 84% connected

of Assign

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Assigned 84% connected

of Assign

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Equipped 84% connected

of Equip

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Equipped 84% connected

of Equip

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Furnished 84% connected

of Furnish

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Furnished 84% connected

of Furnish

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Nominated 84% connected

of Nominate

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Nominated 84% connected

of Nominate

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Nominative 84% connected

Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.

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Nominative 84% connected

Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Settled 84% connected

of Settle

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Settled 84% connected

of Settle

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Appoint 74% connected

To fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Appoint 74% connected

To fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Appointive 92% connected

Subject to appointment; as, an appointive office.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Decreed 92% connected

of Decree

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ordained 92% connected

of Ordain

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prescribed 92% connected

of Prescribe

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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