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Type Words
Synonyms attribute
Type of pass judgment, evaluate, judge
Has types classify, relegate
Derivation assignment


The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class.
Type Words
Synonyms put
Type of apply, employ, utilize, utilise, use
Has types repose
Type Words
Synonyms arrogate
Type of lay claim, claim, arrogate
Type Words
Synonyms delegate, depute, designate
Type of charge, appoint
Has types relegate, elevate, task, place, cast, bump, break, devolve, upgrade, reassign, raise, promote, kick downstairs, kick upstairs, regiment, post, mandate, depute, transfer, demote, delegate, advance
Derivation assignment
Type Words
Synonyms set apart, specify
Type of select, pick out, choose, take
Has types dedicate, detail
Derivation assignment


The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise.
Type Words
Synonyms allot, portion
Type of lot, administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out
Has types set aside, allocate, allow, apportion, reserve, appropriate, earmark
Derivation assignation


We were assigned new uniforms.
Type Words
Synonyms ascribe, attribute, impute
Type of pass judgment, judge, evaluate
Has types reattribute, anthropomorphise, accredit, project, internalize, internalise, interiorize, interiorise, blame, impute, anthropomorphize, carnalize, externalize, externalise, charge, credit, sensualize, personate, personify
Verb group impute
Type Words
Type of transfer
Derivation assignment, assignee, assignable

Examples of assign

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Four days after the blast, the Navy convened a court of inquiry to assign blame.
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The state would then set aside the district superintendent and assign a trustee.
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That could result in a unique ranking, showing how much blame to assign to each.
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It's also difficult to assign seats to two stadiums that haven't yet been built.
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Judges assign credit for smoothness, finesse, attitude, quickness and authority.
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Customer Support Software Track, assign and report on customer support requests.
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May assign work to and direct less senior employees as appropriate and required.
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Often the parties assign the block seats to unsuccessful single-seat candidates.
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Make an effort to assign tasks to individuals by giving them complete ownership.
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More examples
  • Delegate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  • Give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
  • Impute: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
  • Select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
  • Put: attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"
  • Arrogate: make undue claims to having
  • (Assignment (education)) Homework, or homework assignment, refers to tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed mostly outside of class, and derives its name from the fact that most students do the majority of such work at home. ...
  • (Assignment (mathematical logic)) In logic and model theory, a valuation can be: *In propositional logic, an assignment of truth values to propositional variables, with a corresponding assignment of truth values to all propositional formulas with those variables. ...
  • (Assignment (patent)) As objects of intellectual property or intangible assets, patents and patent applications may be transferred. ...