assign

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

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