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

City ordinance allows a department head to reassign or suspend an employee who is arrested on a felony or a Missouri class A misdemeanor charge until a judgment is issued by the court. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Taylor had worked with the USDA’s screwworm program until the 1990s, when he was reassigned to work with other biting flies until his retirement about five years ago. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Or the seeds could be reassigned completely for the Division Series based on regular-season record, meaning if Houston wins in the first round, the Astros would be the team with the worst remaining record and would face the Rays. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Employees may be reassigned from campuses with lower enrollment to campuses with greater staffing needs, with the goal of creating more appropriate class sizes. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 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