To appoint; to assign; to choose.
To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
deputy
To formally or ceremoniously install in an office, position, etc.
To draft into military service.
To introduce into (particularly if certain knowledge or experience is required, such as ritual adulthood or cults).
To bring in as a member; to make a part of.