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

When the number is unknowingly reassigned, an elusive Austin real estate agent begins receiving the hilariously confessional messages. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025

Sources said some were reassigned to other areas of the department while others quit in protest against the direction of the office under Trump, found new jobs or took early retirement. —Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 31 July 2025

They were reassigned, dismissed, or absorbed into the machinery of the studio system — their fingerprints all over the work but absent from the billing block. —Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025

At her request, Phan was reassigned to a different supervisor. —Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reassign

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