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Fix vs Appoint - What's the difference?

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Fix is a related term of appoint.


As an abbreviation fix

is (clotting factor ix).

As a verb appoint is

(obsolete|transitive) to fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out.

Appoint vs Urge - What's the difference?

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Appoint is a related term of urge.


As a verb appoint

is (obsolete|transitive) to fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out.

As a noun urge is

gopher (a small burrowing furry rodent).

Appoint vs Stipulate - What's the difference?

appoint | stipulate | Related terms |

Appoint is a related term of stipulate.


As verbs the difference between appoint and stipulate

is that appoint is (obsolete|transitive) to fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out while stipulate is to require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.

As an adjective stipulate is

(botany) having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.

Appoint vs Recruit - What's the difference?

appoint | recruit |


As verbs the difference between appoint and recruit

is that appoint is (obsolete|transitive) to fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out while recruit is to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, military, etc.

As a noun recruit is

a supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.

Appoint vs Invest - What's the difference?

appoint | invest | Related terms |

Appoint is a related term of invest.


In lang=en terms the difference between appoint and invest

is that appoint is to furnish completely; to provide with all the equipment necessary; to equip or fit out while invest is to make investments.

As verbs the difference between appoint and invest

is that appoint is (obsolete|transitive) to fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out while invest is (dated) to clothe or wrap (with garments).

As a noun invest is

(meteorology) an unnamed tropical weather pattern "to investigate" for development into a significant (named) system