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 bureau’s director was later reassigned. —Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 29 May 2026

The paper also reported that the former BEP chief, Patricia Solimene, was reassigned after pushing back. —Bill Barrow, Fortune, 29 May 2026

The printing director who resisted the effort said she was reassigned last month. —Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 28 May 2026

Officials in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing have pushed back against printing the bills, according to the Post, leading to at least one being abruptly reassigned. —Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 28 May 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