Synonyms of assign

Verb


1. delegate, designate, depute, assign, appoint, charge

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

2. assign, allot, portion, distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out

usage: give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"

3. impute, ascribe, assign, attribute, evaluate, pass judgment, judge

usage: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

4. assign, specify, set apart, choose, take, select, pick out

usage: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"

5. put, assign, use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ

usage: 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"

6. arrogate, assign, claim, lay claim, arrogate

usage: make undue claims to having

7. assign, transfer

usage: transfer one's right to

8. assign, attribute, evaluate, pass judgment, judge

usage: decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"

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Definition and meaning of assign (Dictionary)