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Another word for assign

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Verb

  1. To set aside or apart for a specified purpose

    See also:

    money

    collect

  2. To set aside or distribute as a share

    See also:

    collect

  3. To regard as belonging to or resulting from another

    See also:

    give

  4. To ascribe (a misdeed or an error, for example) to

    See also:

    give

  5. To change the ownership of (property) by means of a legal document

    See also:

    law

    give

  6. To appoint and send to a particular place

    See also:

    place

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for assign

Verb

  1. To delegate to a specific purpose

    Antonyms:

  2. To distribute

    See also:

    distribute

    allot

  3. To designate

    See also:

    designate

  4. To attribute

    See also:

    attribute

    allot

    See syn. study at

    attribute

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Sentence Examples

  • "Fine. I'll assign him something to do," Damian said.

  • We'll assign her a Guardian and bring her in.

  • Betsy suggested we each assign our new identities without telling each other except our spouses.

  • To this age alone can we probably assign Isa.

  • Let's assign responsibilities and not second guess results.

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