establish vs appoint

establish and appoint both are verbs.

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

As verbs, appoint is a hyponym of establish; that is, appoint is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than establish:

Other hyponyms of establish include fix, constitute, name, nominate.

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