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
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Sense 2
assign, allot, portion
=> distribute, administer, mete out deal parcel out lot dispense, shell out deal out dish out allot, dole out
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Sense 3
impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
=> judge
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Sense 4
assign, specify, set apart
=> choose take select, pick out
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Sense 5
put assign
=> use utilize, utilise, apply, employ
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Sense 6
arrogate, ascribe, assign
=> claim, lay claim, arrogate
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Sense 7
assign
=> transfer
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Sense 8
assign, attribute
=> judge
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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")
Overview of adj assigned
The adj assigned has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) assigned -- (appointed to a post or duty; "assigned personnel"; "assigned duties")
Antonyms of adj assigned
1 sense of assigned
Sense 1
assigned (vs. unassigned)
unassigned (vs. assigned)
Similarity of adj assigned
1 sense of assigned
Sense 1
assigned (vs. unassigned)
=> allotted
=> appointed
Attributes of adj assigned
Familiarity of adj assigned
assigned used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj assigned
assigned
unassigned
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")
Overview of adj assigned
The adj assigned has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) assigned -- (appointed to a post or duty; "assigned personnel"; "assigned duties")
assigned definition
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