assign

as-sign · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To give someone a task, duty, or responsibility.

  2. 2.

    To designate or set aside for a particular purpose.

  3. 3.

    To attribute or ascribe something to a cause or source.

  4. 4.

    (Law) To transfer rights or property to another person.

Related words

Antonyms: retain, withhold
See also: allocate, assigned, assignment, designate
Synonyms: allocate, appoint, delegate, designate

Etymology

From Old French assigner, from Latin assignare ("to mark out, allot"), from ad- ("to") + signare ("to mark"), from signum ("sign, mark").