Definition and Synonyms for Assign

Definition of Assign

1. Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) Verb
2. Give out Verb
3. Attribute or credit to Verb
4. Select something or someone for a specific purpose Verb
5. Attribute or give Verb
6. Make undue claims to having Verb
7. Transfer one's right to Verb
8. Decide as to where something belongs in a scheme Verb

assignation
Noun
derivation
1
1. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
assignment
Noun
derivation
6
1. an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
2. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
3. the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
4. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
5. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
6. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
assignee
Noun
derivation
1
1. (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)
assignable
Adjective Satellite
derivation
1
1. legally transferable to the ownership of another

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Etymology for assign