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Meaning of word assign from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

assign verb

Meaning : Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person).

Synonyms : delegate, depute, designate

Meaning : Give out.

Example : We were assigned new uniforms.

Synonyms : allot, portion

Meaning : Attribute or credit to.

Example : We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare.
People impute great cleverness to cats.

Synonyms : ascribe, attribute, impute

Meaning : Select something or someone for a specific purpose.

Example : The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise.

Synonyms : set apart, specify

Meaning : Attribute or give.

Example : 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

Meaning : Make undue claims to having.

Synonyms : arrogate

Meaning : Transfer one's right to.

Meaning : Decide as to where something belongs in a scheme.

Example : The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class.

Synonyms : attribute

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