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

The elder Rawlings was working on the classic 1970s crime drama Charlie’s Angels when its executive producer Aaron Spelling reassigned him to work on his then-new primetime soap Dynasty. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 21 July 2026

The labels can change, pages can multiply and functions can be reassigned at will. — New Atlas, 18 July 2026

Alzubi was named principal of Western Hills High School in May, but four days later the school district reassigned her after online backlash over her old social media posts. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

The company has also begun reassigning some of its disc factories to make other components for the game consoles. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reassign

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline