reassign

verb

re·​as·​sign (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsīn 

reassigned; reassigning; reassigns

transitive verb

: to assign (something or someone) again especially in a new or different way

… the department might have to add to its patrols by reassigning detectives to the street.

—Tony Plohetski

reassignment

(ˌ)rē-ə-ˈsīn-mənt 

noun

plural reassignments

requested a dorm room reassignment

… district administrators will develop a survey and hold informational meetings with staff for their preferences before determining staff reassignments.

—Meghan Chua

Examples of reassign in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some may be reassigned to another Amazon role if there’s a fit elsewhere in the company, and Amazon said that’s already occurred in some instances. —Seamus Webster, Fortune, 6 June 2024

Joseph requested a different seat to avoid encountering the flight attendant who allegedly made the body odor complaint; the airline offered an Asian woman an upgrade to first class and reassigned Joseph to the woman's original seat in coach. —Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2024

Today’s top stories Campus unrest UCLA’s police chief is reassigned after security failures over pro-Palestinian protests. —Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024

The Freedom to Read Act establishes a statewide policy on how school systems review objections to school library materials and prohibits a county board of education from dismissing, demoting, suspending, disciplining, reassigning, transferring, or otherwise retaliating against school library staff. —Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above