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- pronunciation:
saIn
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
assigns, assigning, assigned |
| definition 1: |
to set apart or give out for a particular use.
The coach assigned hockey equipment to each of the team members.- synonyms:
- allot, appropriate
- similar words:
- attach, devote, distribute
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| definition 2: |
to choose or appoint, as for a duty.
His father assigned him to wash the dishes.- synonyms:
- appoint, designate
- similar words:
- authorize, charge, choose, delegate, empower, name, nominate, pick, post, select, set
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| definition 3: |
to give as a task.
The teacher assigned homework.- synonyms:
- allot, set
- similar words:
- give
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| related words: |
allot, cast, entrust, lay, put, refer, schedule, send, station |
The word assign
contains the following parts:
as-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix as-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with an "s" sound, such as "sent" and "cert." See ad-.
Example words:
sign
Latin
root
that means mark, sign
Example words:
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