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Quick definitions from WordNet (assign)
▸ verb: transfer one's right to
▸ verb: give out or allot ("We were assigned new uniforms")
▸ verb: select something or someone for a specific purpose ("The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise")
▸ verb: decide as to where something belongs in a scheme ("The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class")
▸ verb: make undue claims to having
▸ verb: attribute or give
▸ verb: attribute or credit to
▸ verb: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
▸ Also see assigns.
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▸ Usage examples for assign
▸ Idioms related to assign (New!)
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▸ Rhymes of assign
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▸ verb: transfer one's right to
▸ verb: give out or allot ("We were assigned new uniforms")
▸ verb: select something or someone for a specific purpose ("The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise")
▸ verb: decide as to where something belongs in a scheme ("The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class")
▸ verb: make undue claims to having
▸ verb: attribute or give
▸ verb: attribute or credit to
▸ verb: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
▸ Also see assigns.
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to assign
▸ Usage examples for assign
▸ Idioms related to assign (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near assign
▸ Rhymes of assign
▸ Invented words related to assign