assigned; assigning; assigns
Definition of assign
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to transfer (property) to another especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors
2a : to appoint to a post or duty
assigned them to light duty assigned me two clerks
b : to appoint as a duty or task
assigns 20 pages for homework
3 : to fix or specify in correspondence or relationship : select, designate assign counsel to the defendant assign a value to the variable Though assigned male at birth, she appears most comfortable and in her element wearing a skirt and high-heeled sandals when riding a big-wheel or playing with a tea set.— Will Dean
4a : to ascribe as a motive, reason, or cause especially after deliberation
b : to consider to belong to a specified period of time
Archaeologists assign the weapon to the eleventh century.
assign
nounDefinition of assign (Entry 2 of 2)
: assignee sense 3 heirs and assigns
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The first known use of assign was in the 13th century
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