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List of meaning for assign

to designate or set apart something for some purpose

delegate, designate, depute, assign(verb)

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

assign, allot, portion(verb)

give out

"We were assigned new uniforms"

impute, ascribe, assign, attribute(verb)

attribute or credit to

"We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

assign, specify, set apart(verb)

select something or someone for a specific purpose

"The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"

put, assign(verb)

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, assign(verb)

make undue claims to having

assign(verb)

transfer one's right to

assign, attribute(verb)

decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

"The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to

assigned the class with the task of finding something in the state constitution they felt needed changing

to give as a share or portion

each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer

to give over the legal possession or ownership of

assigned all rights to and royalties from the song to the Boy Scouts

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty

the mayor assigned the panel with the task of luring a major sports franchise to the city

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