assign (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 8 senses of the word *assign*:
VERB	social	assign, delegate, designate, depute	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
possession	assign, allot, portion	give out
cognition	assign, impute, ascribe, attribute	attribute or credit to
cognition	assign, specify, set apart	select something or someone for a specific purpose
consumption	assign, put	attribute or give
possession	assign, arrogate	make undue claims to having
possession	assign	transfer one's right to
cognition	assign, attribute	decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

assign > pronunciation
Sounds	ahsay'n
Rhymes	affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn...

English > *assign*: 8 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) .
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Model	They assign him to write the letter
Synonyms	delegate, designate, depute
Narrower	cast	select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
	cast	Assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
	delegate, depute	transfer power to someone
	demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs	Assign to a lower position
	devolve	Pass on or delegate to another
	mandate	Assign authority to
	mandate	Assign under a mandate
	place	Assign to (a job or a home)
	place	place somebody in a particular situation or location
	post	Assign to a post
	promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate	Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
	regiment	Assign to a regiment
	task	Assign a task to
	transfer, reassign	transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
Broader	appoint, charge	Assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
Spanish	asignar, atribuir, delegar, designar
Catalan	assignar, delegar, designar
Nouns	assignment	a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
Nouns	assignment	the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

English > *assign*: 8 senses > verb 2, possession
Meaning	Give out.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Model	They assign cars to the tourists; They assign the tourists their cars
Example	"We were assigned new uniforms"
Synonyms	allot, portion
Narrower	allocate, apportion	Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
Narrower	allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve	Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
Broader	distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out	Administer or bestow, as in small portions
Spanish	adjudicar, asignar, destinar, repartir
Catalan	adjudicar, assignar, destinar
Nouns	assignation	the act of distributing by allotting / allotting or apportioning

English > *assign*: 8 senses > verb 3, cognition
Meaning	Attribute or credit to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	impute, ascribe, attribute
Narrower	accredit, credit	ascribe an achievement to
	anthropomorphize, anthropomorphise	ascribe human features to something
	blame, charge	Attribute responsibility to
	credit	Give someone credit for something
	impute	Attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
	internalize, internalise, interiorize, interiorise	incorporate within oneself
	personify, personate	Attribute human qualities to something
	project, externalize, externalise	regard as objective
	reattribute	Attribute to another source
	sensualize, carnalize	ascribe to an origin in sensation
Broader	evaluate, pass judgment, judge	form a critical opinion of
Similar to	impute	Attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
Spanish	achacar, adjudicar, adscribir, asignar, atribuir, destinar, imputar
Catalan	adjudicar, adscriure, allevar, atribuir, destinar, imputar

English > *assign*: 8 senses > verb 4, cognition
Meaning	select something or someone for a specific purpose.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
Synonyms	specify, set apart
Narrower	dedicate	set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
Narrower	detail	Assign to a specific task
Broader	choose, take, select, pick out	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Spanish	asignar, designar, destinar, diferenciar, especificar
Catalan	assignar, diferenciar, especificar
Nouns	assignment	an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

English > *assign*: 8 senses > verb 5, consumption
Meaning	Attribute or give.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Synonym	put
Narrower	repose	put or confide something in a person or thing
Broader	use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ	put into service
Spanish	poner

English > *assign*: 8 senses > verb 6, possession
Meaning	make undue claims to having.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something to somebody
Synonym	arrogate
Broader	claim, lay claim, arrogate	demand as being one's due or property
Spanish	asignarse

English > *assign*: 8 senses > verb 7, possession
Meaning	transfer one's right to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Broader	transfer	Cause to change ownership
Spanish	asignar
Catalan	assignar
Adjectives	assignable	legally transferable to the ownership of another
Nouns	assignee	(law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)
	assignment	the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
	assignment	(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

English > *assign*: 8 senses > verb 8, cognition
Meaning	decide as to where something belongs in a scheme.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"
Synonym	attribute
Narrower	relegate, classify	Assign to a class or kind
Broader	evaluate, pass judgment, judge	form a critical opinion of
Nouns	assignment	the act of distributing something to designated / designated places or persons

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