Definition of 'assign'
Verb
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Synonyms: delegate designate depute - give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"
Synonyms: allot portion - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
Synonyms: impute ascribe attribute - select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
Synonyms: specify set apart - 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"
Synonyms: put - make undue claims to having
Synonyms: arrogate - transfer one's right to
- decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"
Synonyms: attribute
