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assign


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  assign 
 
  6  of  8  senses  of  assign 
 
  Sense  1 
  delegate,  designate,  depute,  assign 
  =>  mandate 
  =>  cast 
  =>  post 
  =>  cast 
  =>  devolve 
  =>  task 
  =>  place 
  =>  regiment 
  =>  transfer,  reassign 
  =>  delegate,  depute 
  =>  mandate 
  =>  promote,  upgrade,  advance,  kick  upstairs,  raise,  elevate 
  =>  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs 
  =>  place 
 
  Sense  2 
  assign,  allot,  portion 
  =>  allow  appropriate,  earmark,  set  aside,  reserve 
  =>  allocate,  apportion 
 
  Sense  3 
  impute,  ascribe,  assign,  attribute 
  =>  sensualize,  carnalize 
  =>  credit 
  =>  reattribute 
  =>  anthropomorphize 
  =>  personify,  personate 
  =>  accredit,  credit 
  =>  blame,  charge 
  =>  project,  externalize,  externalise 
  =>  internalize,  internalise,  interiorize,  interiorise 
 
  Sense  4 
  assign,  specify,  set  apart 
  =>  dedicate 
  =>  detail 
 
  Sense  5 
  put  assign 
  =>  repose 
 
  Sense  8 
  assign,  attribute 
  =>  relegate,  classify 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  assign 
 
  6  of  8  senses  of  assign 
 
  Sense  1 
  delegate,  designate,  depute,  assign 
  =>  mandate 
  =>  cast 
  =>  recast 
  =>  miscast 
  =>  typecast 
  =>  post 
  =>  cast 
  =>  devolve 
  =>  task 
  =>  place 
  =>  regiment 
  =>  transfer,  reassign 
  =>  exchange 
  =>  alternate 
  =>  rotate 
  =>  delegate,  depute 
  =>  mandate 
  =>  promote,  upgrade,  advance,  kick  upstairs,  raise,  elevate 
  =>  tenure 
  =>  bring  up 
  =>  spot  promote 
  =>  ennoble,  gentle,  entitle 
  =>  baronetize,  baronetise 
  =>  lord 
  =>  knight 
  =>  prefer,  favor,  favour 
  =>  advantage 
  =>  brevet 
  =>  queen 
  =>  demote,  bump,  relegate,  break,  kick  downstairs 
  =>  reduce 
  =>  place 
  =>  displace,  uproot,  deracinate 
 
  Sense  2 
  assign,  allot,  portion 
  =>  allow  appropriate,  earmark,  set  aside,  reserve 
  =>  allocate,  apportion 
  =>  reapportion,  reallocate 
  =>  ration,  ration  out 
  =>  award,  present 
  =>  certificate 
  =>  confer,  bestow 
  =>  miter 
  =>  bless 
  =>  graduate 
  =>  award,  grant 
  =>  pension,  pension  off 
 
  Sense  3 
  impute,  ascribe,  assign,  attribute 
  =>  sensualize,  carnalize 
  =>  credit 
  =>  reattribute 
  =>  anthropomorphize 
  =>  personify,  personate 
  =>  accredit,  credit 
  =>  blame,  charge 
  =>  project,  externalize,  externalise 
  =>  internalize,  internalise,  interiorize,  interiorise 
 
  Sense  4 
  assign,  specify,  set  apart 
  =>  dedicate 
  =>  detail 
 
  Sense  5 
  put  assign 
  =>  repose 
 
  Sense  8 
  assign,  attribute 
  =>  relegate,  classify 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  assign 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  assign 
 
  8  senses  of  assign 
 
  Sense  1 
  delegate,  designate,  depute,  assign 
  =>  appoint,  charge 
 
  Sense  2 
  assign,  allot,  portion 
  =>  distribute,  administer,  mete  out  deal  parcel  out  lot  dispense,  shell  out  deal  out  dish  out  allot,  dole  out 
 
  Sense  3 
  impute,  ascribe,  assign,  attribute 
  =>  judge 
 
  Sense  4 
  assign,  specify,  set  apart 
  =>  choose  take  select,  pick  out 
 
  Sense  5 
  put  assign 
  =>  use  utilize,  utilise,  apply,  employ 
 
  Sense  6 
  arrogate,  ascribe,  assign 
  =>  claim,  lay  claim,  arrogate 
 
  Sense  7 
  assign 
  =>  transfer 
 
  Sense  8 
  assign,  attribute 
  =>  judge 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  assign 
 
  assign  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  8) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  assign 
 
  Sense  1 
  delegate,  designate,  depute,  assign 
  =>  appoint,  charge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  assign,  allot,  portion 
  =>  distribute,  administer,  mete  out  deal  parcel  out  lot  dispense,  shell  out  deal  out  dish  out  allot,  dole  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  impute,  ascribe,  assign,  attribute 
  =>  judge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  assign,  specify,  set  apart 
  =>  choose  take  select,  pick  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  put  assign 
  =>  use  utilize,  utilise,  apply,  employ 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  arrogate,  ascribe,  assign 
  =>  claim,  lay  claim,  arrogate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  assign 
  =>  transfer 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  assign,  attribute 
  =>  judge 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  assign 
  assignation 
  assignee 
  assigning 
  assignment 
  assignor 
 
  Overview  of  verb  assign 
 
  The  verb  assign  has  8  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (15)  delegate,  designate,  depute,  assign  --  (give  an  assignment  to  (a  person)  to  a  post  or  assign  a  task  to  (a  person)) 
  2.  (15)  assign,  allot,  portion  --  (give  out  "We  were  assigned  new  uniforms") 
  3.  (7)  impute,  ascribe,  assign,  attribute  --  (attribute  to  a  source  or  cause  "We  attributed  this  quotation  to  Shakespeare") 
  4.  (7)  assign,  specify,  set  apart  --  (select  something  or  someone  for  a  specific  purpose;  "The  teacher  ssigned  him  to  lead  his  classmates  in  the  exercise") 
  5.  (1)  put  assign  --  (put  something  on  or  into  (abstractly)  assign;  ;  "She  put  much  emphasis  on  her  the  last  statement";  "He  put  all  his  efforts  into  this  job";  "The  teacher  put  an  interesting  twist  to  the  interpretation  of  the  story") 
  6.  arrogate,  ascribe,  assign  --  (make  undue  claims  to  having) 
  7.  assign  --  (transfer  one's  right  to) 
  8.  assign,  attribute  --  (decide  as  to  where  something  belongs  in  a  scheme;  "The  biologist  assigned  the  mushroom  to  the  proper  class") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  assign 
  assignable 
  assigned 
 
  Overview  of  verb  assign 
 
  The  verb  assign  has  8  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (15)  delegate,  designate,  depute,  assign  --  (give  an  assignment  to  (a  person)  to  a  post  or  assign  a  task  to  (a  person)) 
  2.  (15)  assign,  allot,  portion  --  (give  out  "We  were  assigned  new  uniforms") 
  3.  (7)  impute,  ascribe,  assign,  attribute  --  (attribute  to  a  source  or  cause  "We  attributed  this  quotation  to  Shakespeare") 
  4.  (7)  assign,  specify,  set  apart  --  (select  something  or  someone  for  a  specific  purpose;  "The  teacher  ssigned  him  to  lead  his  classmates  in  the  exercise") 
  5.  (1)  put  assign  --  (put  something  on  or  into  (abstractly)  assign;  ;  "She  put  much  emphasis  on  her  the  last  statement";  "He  put  all  his  efforts  into  this  job";  "The  teacher  put  an  interesting  twist  to  the  interpretation  of  the  story") 
  6.  arrogate,  ascribe,  assign  --  (make  undue  claims  to  having) 
  7.  assign  --  (transfer  one's  right  to) 
  8.  assign,  attribute  --  (decide  as  to  where  something  belongs  in  a  scheme;  "The  biologist  assigned  the  mushroom  to  the  proper  class") 



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