assign meaning and definition

ASSIGN verb

Definition of assign (verb)

1. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
   • synonyms: delegate, depute, designate
2. give out
   • "We were assigned new uniforms"
   • synonyms: allot, portion
3. attribute or credit to
   • "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
   • synonyms: ascribe, attribute, impute
4. select something or someone for a specific purpose
   • "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
   • synonyms: set apart, specify
5. 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
6. make undue claims to having
   • synonyms: arrogate
7. transfer one's right to
8. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
   • "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"
   • synonyms: attribute