🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

reapontar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: reapontar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reappoint/riːəˈpɔɪnt/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O conselho decidiu reapontar o diretor para mais um mandato."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To appoint someone to a position or office again.

    "The board decided to reappoint the director for another term due to his successful leadership."
  2. 2

    To assign a task or role to someone again.

    "After the project was delayed, they chose to reappoint the same team to ensure continuity."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'reappoint' is derived from the prefix 're-', meaning 'again', combined with 'appoint', which comes from the Old French 'apointier', meaning 'to assign'. The term has evolved since the late Middle Ages, reflecting the act of assigning someone to a position once more.

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