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assign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

assign

/ə'saɪn/

decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

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.

assign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

assign

/ə'saɪn/

attribute or give

Type	Words
Synonyms	put
Type of	apply, employ, utilize, utilise, use
Has types	repose

assign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

assign

/ə'saɪn/

make undue claims to having

Type	Words
Synonyms	arrogate
Type of	lay claim, claim, arrogate

assign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

assign

/ə'saɪn/

give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

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

assign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

assign

/ə'saɪn/

select something or someone for a specific purpose

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.

assign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

assign

/ə'saɪn/

give out

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.

assign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

assign

/ə'saɪn/

attribute or credit to

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

assign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

assign

/ə'saɪn/

transfer one's right to

Type	Words
Type of	transfer
Derivation	assignment, assignee, assignable