assign
- Verb. (transitive) To designate or set apart something for some purpose.
- Verb. (transitive) To appoint or select someone for some office.
- Verb. (transitive) To allot or give something as a task.
- Verb. (transitive) To attribute or sort something into categories.
- Verb. (transitive) (legal) To transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another.
- Noun. An assignee.
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