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assign [ a·ssign ]
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1. Allocate (a job or duty)
his leader assigned him this mission
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2. Appoint (someone) to a job, task, or organization.
To his chagrin, he's assigned to a desolate base in icy Greenland.
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3. Designate or set (something) aside for a specific purpose.
I'm convinced God has assigned a legion of Road-Angels specifically to me.
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4. (assign something to) Attribute something as belonging to.
it is difficult to decide whether to assign the victory to Godwin
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5. Transfer (legal rights or liabilities)
they will ask you to assign your rights against the airline
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1. another term for assignee (sense 1)
He plans to leave in the morning, yet brings his assign, Cassio, to look over his affairs and his wife.
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Origin
1. Middle English from Old French asigner, assiner, from Latin assignare, from ad- ‘to’ + signare ‘to sign’.
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