assign
/əˈsaɪn/
/əˈsaɪn/
noun
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An assignee.
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A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.
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An assignment or appointment.
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A design or purpose.
verb
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To designate or set apart something for some purpose.
"to assign a day for trial"
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To appoint or select someone for some office.
"to assign counsel for a prisoner"
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To allot or give something as a task.
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To attribute or sort something into categories.
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To transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another.
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To give (a value) to a variable.
"We assign 100 to x."
Synonyms:
allocate, earmark, consign, convey