Synonyms for assign
əˈsaɪnas·sign

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1. assign

   To allege is formally to state as true or capable of proof, but without proving. To adduce, literally to lead to, is to bring the evidence up to what has been alleged. Adduce is a secondary word; nothing can be adduced in evidence till something has been stated or alleged, which the evidence is to sustain. An alleged fact stands open to question or doubt. To speak of an alleged document, an alleged will, an alleged crime, is either to question, or at least very carefully to refrain from admitting, that the document exists, that the will is genuine, or that the crime has been committed. Alleged is, however, respectful; to speak of the "so-called" will or deed, etc., would be to cast discredit upon the document, and imply that the speaker was ready to brand it as unquestionably spurious; alleged simply concedes nothing and leaves the question open. To produce is to bring forward, as, for instance, papers or persons. Adduce is not used of persons; of them we say introduce or produce. When an alleged criminal is brought to trial, the counsel on either side are accustomed to advance a theory, and adduce the strongest possible evidence in its support; they will produce documents and witnesses, cite precedents, assign reasons, introduce suggestions, offer pleas. The accused will usually assert his innocence. Compare STATE.

   Synonyms:
   adduce, advance, affirm, allege, assert, asseverate, aver, cite, claim, declare, introduce, maintain, offer, plead, produce, say, state

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1. assign

   Synonyms:
   attribute, apportion, allege, refer, specify, consign, intrust, commit, point out, allot to, adduce, advance, appoint, convey

   Antonyms:
   withhold, withdraw, resume, retain, refuse, disconnect, dissociate

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1. delegate, designate, depute, assignverb

   give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

   Synonyms:
   put, deputize, set apart, indicate, arrogate, show, doom, destine, portion, point, ascribe, specify, depute, delegate, designate, denominate, impute, attribute, intend, allot, deputise, fate

2. assign, allot, portionverb

   give out

   "We were assigned new uniforms"

   Synonyms:
   put, lot, grant, set apart, arrogate, parcel out, administer, allot, deal, mete out, portion, dispense, deal out, specify, depute, delegate, designate, ascribe, impute, dish out, dole out, attribute, distribute, shell out, accord

3. impute, ascribe, assign, attributeverb

   attribute or credit to

   "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

   Synonyms:
   depute, delegate, designate, specify, ascribe, attribute, portion, set apart, put, allot, impute, arrogate

4. assign, specify, set apartverb

   select something or someone for a specific purpose

   "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"

   Synonyms:
   sequester, particularise, qualify, narrow, put, portion, fix, allot, delineate, pin down, determine, particularize, define, specify, ascribe, intend, sequestrate, arrogate, nail down, delegate, destine, designate, specialize, depute, delimit, specialise, attribute, set apart, impute, delimitate, keep apart, stipulate, limit, set, condition, peg down, isolate, narrow down

5. put, assignverb

   attribute or give

   "She put too 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"

   Synonyms:
   put, set apart, arrogate, set up, set, pose, frame, place, cast, lay, invest, portion, impute, redact, ascribe, arrange, depute, delegate, specify, designate, couch, position, commit, attribute, order, allot

6. arrogate, assignverb

   make undue claims to having

   Synonyms:
   claim, put, set apart, arrogate, designate, assume, portion, specify, depute, delegate, lay claim, usurp, ascribe, impute, attribute, take over, seize, allot

7. assignverb

   transfer one's right to

   Synonyms:
   depute, portion, delegate, allot, specify, ascribe, attribute, designate, set apart, put, impute, arrogate

8. assign, attributeverb

   decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

   "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"

   Synonyms:
   depute, portion, delegate, allot, specify, ascribe, attribute, designate, set apart, put, impute, arrogate

Matched Categories

1. • Apply
   • Appoint
   • Claim
   • Judge
   • Transfer

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1. assignverb

   Synonyms:
   apportion, allot, appoint, appropriate, cast

2. assignverb

   Synonyms:
   fix, specify, determine, designate

3. assignverb

   Synonyms:
   adduce, allege, advance, offer, give, present, bring forward

4. assignverb

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) transfer, convey, make over

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1. assignverb

   Synonyms:
   allot, apportion, appoint, transfer, make over, advance, adduce, specify

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1. List of paraphrases for "assign":

   allocate, assigning, allocating, map, assigned, assigns, allocation, assignment, mapped, attribute, assignable, entrust, earmark, affect, designate, give, allocates, cede

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How to use assign in a sentence?

1. Jonathan Parry:

   The wording used in judgments is' a realistic prospect' that something might happen, the judge did not assign a percentage, but he made it clear that something doesn't have to be' more likely than not'.

2. Bart Starr Jr.:

   What took place was simultaneously a tragedy for three families of police officers, but now another potential tragedy because the system has failed an individual, simply being at the wrong place where someone else shows up and then starts firing at police officers is not a reason to assign culpability to someone else.

3. Jack Siu:

   The most likely outcome – to which we assign a probability of 70% – sees both sides concluding a deal, albeit at perhaps a slightly delayed timeframe.

4. Andreas Schleicher:

   I think the first years of a child's life is very important. So when you have a very confident child, that child's confidence will carry him or her through primary school as well. Not only do you want a child that is smart, you want a child who is resilient. it starts with resources, the priority they assign to education.

5. The AFL-CIO Lee:

   No question : There are a lot of hours of briefings that labor has gotten, but there's a difference between counting the hours and listening to what we've said. They could assign an intern to sit with me for 1,000 hours, but if they didn't take what I said, then it doesn't do me any good.