assign
$ \mathrm{assign}
/əˈsaɪn/
1 to give somebody something that they can use, or some work or responsibility
assign something (to somebody) The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children.
The two large classrooms have been assigned to us.
assign somebody something We have been assigned the two large classrooms.
The teacher assigned each of the children a different task.
2 to provide a person for a particular task or position
assign somebody (to something/as something) They've assigned their best man to the job.
Two senior officers have been assigned to the case.
assign somebody to do something British forces have been assigned to help with peacekeeping.
3 usually passive to send a person to work under the authority of somebody or in a particular group be assigned to somebody/something I was assigned to B platoon.
He was assigned to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1975.
4 to say that something has a particular value or function, or happens at a particular time or place
assign something to something Assign a different colour to each different type of information.
assign something sth The painting cannot be assigned an exact date.
5 assign something to somebody (law) to say that your property or rights now belong to somebody else
The agreement assigns copyright to the publisher.
She has assigned the lease to her daughter.
Word Origin
Middle English: from Old French asigner, assiner, from Latin assignare, from ad- ‘to’ + signare ‘to sign’.