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

And, most notably, the Royals have reassigned lead hitting instructor Alec Zumwalt back to the minor leagues. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Stephen and Katie Miller didn't request that anyone be fired over the handling of threats against Katie Miller, but FBI officials chose to reassign some FBI personnel, according to two sources familiar with the matter. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

That blow came a little less than a year after the New York Times shook up its culture desk and reassigned its classical music critic, Zachary Woolfe, to serve as the obituaries editor. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Rivera Espinosa was immediately reassigned to non-public-facing duties pending the outcome. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 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