appoint (one) to

To assign one a certain title or role. I can hardly believe that the trustees have appointed me to the position of chairman.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anne (1)	AHN (French), AN (English), AN-ne (Danish), AHN-ne (Finnish), AH-nə (German), AHN-nə (Dutch)	French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque
Maurizio	mow-REE-tsyo	Italian
Atalia	-	Hebrew
Annunziato	-	Italian (Rare)
Tanner	TAN-ər	English
Giosetta	jo-ZET-tah	Italian