plant vs appoint

appoint vs plant

plant is a noun but appoint is not a noun.

plant and appoint both are verbs.

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 name, nominate, constitute, fix.

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

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

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