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The Meaning of assign
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(v. t.) To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.
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(v. t.) To fix, specify, select, or designate; to point out authoritatively or exactly; as, to assign a limit; to assign counsel for a prisoner; to assign a day for trial.
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(v. t.) To transfer, or make over to another, esp. to transfer to, and vest in, certain persons, called assignees, for the benefit of creditors.
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(v.) A thing pertaining or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.
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(n.) A person to whom property or an interest is transferred; as, a deed to a man and his heirs and assigns.
Synonyms
put
,
deputize
,
set apart
,
indicate
,
arrogate
,
show
,
doom
,
destine
,
portion
,
point
,
ascribe
,
specify
,
depute
,
delegate
,
designate
,
denominate
,
impute
,
attribute
,
intend
,
allot
,
deputise
,
fate
,
lot
,
grant
,
parcel out
,
administer
,
deal
,
mete out
,
dispense
,
deal out
,
dish out
,
dole out
,
distribute
,
shell out
,
accord
,
sequester
,
particularise
,
qualify
,
narrow
,
fix
,
delineate
,
pin down
,
determine
,
particularize
,
define
,
sequestrate
,
nail down
,
specialize
,
delimit
,
specialise
,
delimitate
,
keep apart
,
stipulate
,
limit
,
set
,
condition
,
peg down
,
isolate
,
narrow down
,
set up
,
pose
,
frame
,
place
,
cast
,
lay
,
invest
,
redact
,
arrange
,
couch
,
position
,
commit
,
order
,
claim
,
assume
,
lay claim
,
usurp
,
take over
,
seize
,
allege
,
adduce
,
asseverate
,
maintain
,
produce
,
advance
,
declare
,
offer
,
say
,
affirm
,
aver
,
introduce
,
plead
,
state
,
assert
,
cite
,
appoint
,
charge
Homophones
asine
Rhymes
adeline
,
aerodyne
,
affine
,
airline
,
alamein
,
align
,
aline
,
alkaline
,
alpine
,
arline
,
arlyne
,
asinine
,
australopithecine
,
ballantine
,
barentine
,
baseline
,
benign
,
bloodline
,
borderline
,
bornstein
,
bovine
,
brandywine
,
brine
,
brookline
,
bryne
,
burdine
,
byline
,
byzantine
,
calamine
,
canine
,
capitoline
,
carbine
,
caroline
,
celandine
,
chine
,
clementine
,
cline
,
clozapine
,
clyne
,
coastline
,
columbine
,
combine
,
concubine
,
confine
,
constantine
,
crine
,
crystalline
,
dateline
,
deadline
,
decline
,
define
,
design
,
devine
,
dewine
,
dhein
,
dine
,
disincline
,
divine
,
dopamine
,
dragline
,
dwine
,
earthshine
,
eglantine
,
ein
,
emeline
,
emlynne
,
emmeline
,
endocrine
,
enshrine
,
entwine
,
epstein
,
equine
,
erskine
,
evangeline
,
fein
,
feinstein
,
feline
,
feyen
,
fine
,
francyne
,
frankenstein
,
genuine
,
gourdine
,
grapevine
,
guideline
,
guynn
,
gwine
,
hainline
,
hairline
,
hammerstein
,
headline
,
hein
,
heine
,
hemline
,
heterodyne
,
heyen
,
hine
,
hornstein
,
hot-line
,
huynh
,
ice-nine
,
incline
,
intertwine
,
iodine
,
jacobine
,
jain
,
karoline
,
klein
,
kline
,
kyne
,
leontine
,
lichtenstein
,
liechtenstein
,
lifeline
,
limine
,
line
,
lupine
,
lyne
,
lysne
,
macalpine
,
mainline
,
malign
,
mcalpine
,
microdyne
,
midline
,
mine
,
missildine
,
moonshine
,
nadein
,
nine
,
online
,
opine
,
outline
,
outshine
,
palatine
,
palestine
,
pine
,
pipeline
,
porcupine
,
prine
,
pruyn
,
pyne
,
quinine
,
rankine
,
realign
,
reassign
,
recline
,
recombine
,
redefine
,
redesign
,
refine
,
resign
,
rhine
,
rhyne
,
rine
,
rubinstein
,
saccharine
,
schein
,
schlein
,
sein
,
serpentine
,
sharp-sign
,
shein
,
shine
,
shoeshine
,
shrine
,
sideline
,
sign
,
silverstein
,
sine
,
skyline
,
spine
,
spline
,
stein
,
stine
,
storyline
,
streamline
,
strine
,
strychnine
,
styne
,
sunshine
,
superheterodyne
,
supine
,
swine
,
thein
,
thine
,
timberline
,
tine
,
trine
,
turpentine
,
twine
,
tyne
,
underline
,
undermine
,
valentine
,
vandine
,
vanduyn
,
vanduyne
,
vine
,
waistline
,
wallenstein
,
whine
,
wine
,
wyne
,
zine