appoint vs establish

appoint and establish both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appoint	No	No	Yes	No
establish	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, establish is a hypernym of appoint; that is, establish is a word with a broader meaning than appoint:

Other hypernyms of appoint include constitute, found, institute, plant.

appoint (verb)	establish (verb)
furnish	establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to	institute, enact, or establish
create and charge with a task or function	use as a basis for; found on
	place
	set up or lay the groundwork for
	bring about
	build or establish something abstract
	set up or found