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   assign

   /əˈsʌɪn/

   verb

   • 1. allocate (a job or duty): "Congress had assigned the task to the agency" Similar allocateallotgivesetcharge withentrust with
   • ▪ appoint (someone) to a job, task, or organization: "she has been assigned to a new job" Similar appointpromotedelegatecommissionpostnominatevoteelectadoptco-optmakecreatenamedesignatedubdecide on forselect forchoose forinstall ininduct ininstitute ininvest inordain indetail for
   • 2. designate or set (something) aside for a specific purpose: "managers happily assign large sums of money to travel budgets" Similar earmarkappropriatedesignateset asideset apartkeepreserveallotallocateapportionfixappointdecide ondeterminespecifystipulaterare:hypothecate
   • ▪ attribute something as belonging to: "it is difficult to decide whether to assign the victory to Godwin" Similar ascribeattributeput downset downaccreditcreditgive the credit forchalk upimputelay onpin onblame onlay at the door ofconnect withassociate with
   • 3. transfer (legal rights or liabilities): "they will ask you to assign your rights against the airline" Similar transfermake overgivepasshand overhand downconveyconsignalienatedemisedeviseattorn

   noun

   • 1. another term for assignee

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French asigner, assiner, from Latin assignare, from ad- ‘to’ + signare ‘to sign’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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