"assign" | Definition and Related Words

assign

Verb

Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (synset 202396945)
is a type of: appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
subtypes:
- mandate - assign authority to
- cast - select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
- post - assign to a post; put into a post
- cast - assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
- devolve - pass on or delegate to another
- task - assign a task to
- place - place somebody in a particular situation or location
- regiment - assign to a regiment
- reassign, transfer - transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
- delegate, depute - transfer power to someone
- mandate - assign under a mandate
- advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- place - assign to (a job or a home)
same as: delegate, depute, designate
Give out (synset 202233480)
"We were assigned new uniforms"

is a type of: administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out - administer or bestow, as in small portions
subtypes:
- allow, appropriate, earmark, reserve, set aside - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
same as: allot, portion
Attribute or credit to (synset 200728262)
"We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

is a type of: evaluate, judge, pass judgment - form a critical opinion of
subtypes:
- impute - attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
- carnalize, sensualize - ascribe to an origin in sensation
- credit - give someone credit for something
- reattribute - attribute to another source
- anthropomorphise, anthropomorphize - ascribe human features to something
- personate, personify - attribute human qualities to something
- accredit, credit - ascribe an achievement to
- blame, charge - attribute responsibility to
- externalise, externalize, project - regard as objective
- interiorise, interiorize, internalise, internalize - incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
same as: ascribe, attribute, impute

verb group: impute - attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
Select something or someone for a specific purpose (synset 200679602)
"The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"

is a type of: choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
subtypes:
- dedicate - set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
- detail - assign to a specific task
same as: set apart, specify
Attribute or give (synset 201162686)
"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"

is a type of: apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

subtypes: repose - put or confide something in a person or thing

same as: put
Make undue claims to having (synset 202281591)
is a type of: arrogate, claim, lay claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

same as: arrogate
Transfer one's right to (synset 202233313)
is a type of: transfer - cause to change ownership
Decide as to where something belongs in a scheme (synset 200742058)
"The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"

is a type of: evaluate, judge, pass judgment - form a critical opinion of

subtypes: classify, relegate - assign to a class or kind

same as: attribute

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