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To assign is to empower or distribute a job or responsibility. (verb)

  1. An example of something you may assign are appointment times.
  2. An example of something you may assign are chores to your children.
  3. An example of something a teacher may assign is the job of line leader.

In law an assign is an individual that may receive the transfer of assets from someone else. (noun)

An example of an assign is a child who inherits his father's house after his death.

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See assign in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See assign in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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