ASSIGN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • select something or someone for a specific purpose
   Synonym(s)
   • set apart (what does set apart mean?)
   • specify (what does specify mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
   Hypernyms(s) assign is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • choose (what does choose mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • select (what does select mean?)
   • pick out (what does pick out mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dedicate (what does dedicate mean?)
   • detail (what does detail mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • specification (what does specification mean?)
   • assignment (what does assignment mean?)
2. Meaning
   • attribute or credit to
   Synonym(s)
   • ascribe (what does ascribe mean?)
   • attribute (what does attribute mean?)
   • impute (what does impute mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
   • People impute great cleverness to cats
   Hypernyms(s) assign is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • judge (what does judge mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • impute (what does impute mean?)
   • sensualize (what does sensualize mean?)
   • carnalize (what does carnalize mean?)
   • credit (what does credit mean?)
   • reattribute (what does reattribute mean?)
   • anthropomorphize (what does anthropomorphize mean?)
   • anthropomorphise (what does anthropomorphise mean?)
   • personify (what does personify mean?)
   • personate (what does personate mean?)
   • accredit (what does accredit mean?)
   • credit (what does credit mean?)
   • blame (what does blame mean?)
   • charge (what does charge mean?)
   • project (what does project mean?)
   • externalize (what does externalize mean?)
   • externalise (what does externalise mean?)
   • internalize (what does internalize mean?)
   • internalise (what does internalise mean?)
   • interiorize (what does interiorize mean?)
   • interiorise (what does interiorise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • attribution (what does attribution mean?)
   • ascription (what does ascription mean?)
   • imputation (what does imputation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
   Synonym(s)
   • attribute (what does attribute mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class
   Hypernyms(s) assign is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • judge (what does judge mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • relegate (what does relegate mean?)
   • classify (what does classify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • attribution (what does attribution mean?)
   • ascription (what does ascription mean?)
   • assignment (what does assignment mean?)
   • assigning (what does assigning mean?)
4. Meaning
   • attribute or give
   Synonym(s)
   • put (what does put mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) assign is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • use (what does use mean?)
   • utilize (what does utilize mean?)
   • utilise (what does utilise mean?)
   • apply (what does apply mean?)
   • employ (what does employ mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • repose (what does repose mean?)
5. Meaning
   • transfer one’’s right to
   Hypernyms(s) assign is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • transfer (what does transfer mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • grant (what does grant mean?)
   • assignment (what does assignment mean?)
   • assignment (what does assignment mean?)
   • assignee (what does assignee mean?)
6. Meaning
   • give out or allot
   Synonym(s)
   • allot (what does allot mean?)
   • portion (what does portion mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We were assigned new uniforms
   Hypernyms(s) assign is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • distribute (what does distribute mean?)
   • administer (what does administer mean?)
   • mete out (what does mete out mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • parcel out (what does parcel out mean?)
   • lot (what does lot mean?)
   • dispense (what does dispense mean?)
   • shell out (what does shell out mean?)
   • deal out (what does deal out mean?)
   • dish out (what does dish out mean?)
   • allot (what does allot mean?)
   • dole out (what does dole out mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • allow (what does allow mean?)
   • appropriate (what does appropriate mean?)
   • earmark (what does earmark mean?)
   • set aside (what does set aside mean?)
   • reserve (what does reserve mean?)
   • allocate (what does allocate mean?)
   • apportion (what does apportion mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • parcel (what does parcel mean?)
   • portion (what does portion mean?)
   • share (what does share mean?)
   • allotment (what does allotment mean?)
   • apportionment (what does apportionment mean?)
   • apportioning (what does apportioning mean?)
   • allocation (what does allocation mean?)
   • parceling (what does parceling mean?)
   • parcelling (what does parcelling mean?)
   • assignation (what does assignation mean?)
7. Meaning
   • make undue claims to having
   Synonym(s)
   • arrogate (what does arrogate mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) assign is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
   • lay claim (what does lay claim mean?)
   • arrogate (what does arrogate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • arrogator (what does arrogator mean?)
8. Meaning
   • give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
   Synonym(s)
   • delegate (what does delegate mean?)
   • depute (what does depute mean?)
   • designate (what does designate mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) assign is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • appoint (what does appoint mean?)
   • charge (what does charge mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • mandate (what does mandate mean?)
   • cast (what does cast mean?)
   • post (what does post mean?)
   • cast (what does cast mean?)
   • devolve (what does devolve mean?)
   • task (what does task mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • regiment (what does regiment mean?)
   • transfer (what does transfer mean?)
   • reassign (what does reassign mean?)
   • delegate (what does delegate mean?)
   • depute (what does depute mean?)
   • mandate (what does mandate mean?)
   • promote (what does promote mean?)
   • upgrade (what does upgrade mean?)
   • advance (what does advance mean?)
   • kick upstairs (what does kick upstairs mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • elevate (what does elevate mean?)
   • demote (what does demote mean?)
   • bump (what does bump mean?)
   • relegate (what does relegate mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • kick downstairs (what does kick downstairs mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • assignment (what does assignment mean?)
   • duty assignment (what does duty assignment mean?)
   • appointment (what does appointment mean?)
   • assignment (what does assignment mean?)
   • designation (what does designation mean?)
   • naming (what does naming mean?)
   • deputation (what does deputation mean?)
   • commission (what does commission mean?)
   • delegation (what does delegation mean?)
   • delegacy (what does delegacy mean?)
   • mission (what does mission mean?)
   • delegating (what does delegating mean?)
   • delegation (what does delegation mean?)
   • relegating (what does relegating mean?)
   • relegation (what does relegation mean?)
   • deputation (what does deputation mean?)
   • appointment (what does appointment mean?)
   • assignment (what does assignment mean?)
   • designation (what does designation mean?)
   • naming (what does naming mean?)
   • delegate (what does delegate mean?)
   • delegating (what does delegating mean?)
   • delegation (what does delegation mean?)
   • relegating (what does relegating mean?)
   • relegation (what does relegation mean?)
   • deputation (what does deputation mean?)
   • delegacy (what does delegacy mean?)