plant vs appoint

appoint vs plant

plant is a noun but appoint is not a noun.

plant and appoint both are verbs.

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

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

plant: set up or lay the groundwork for
appoint: create and charge with a task or function

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

plant (noun)	appoint (noun)
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
something planted secretly for discovery by another
an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

plant (verb)	appoint (verb)
put firmly in the mind	furnish
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground	assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
fix or set securely or deeply	create and charge with a task or function
place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
set up or lay the groundwork for
place into a river

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