assign

To assign is defined as to empower or distribute a job or responsibility.

(verb)

In law an assign is defined as 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.

See assign in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to set apart or mark for a specific purpose; designate: assign a day for the meeting
to place at some task or duty; appoint: I was assigned to watch the road
to give out as a task; allot: the teacher assigned a new lesson
to ascribe; attribute: jealousy was assigned as the motive for the crime
Law to transfer (a claim, right, property, etc.) to another

Origin: ME assignen < OFr assigner < L assignare, mark out, allot < ad-, to + signare, sign

intransitive verb

Law to transfer property, etc. to another

noun

an assignee

Related Forms:

See assign in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs

To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection.
To select for a duty or office; appoint: firefighters assigned to the city's industrial park.
To give out as a task; allot: assigned homework to the class.
To ascribe; attribute: sorted the rocks by assigning them to different categories. See Synonyms at attribute.
Law To transfer (property, rights, or interests) from one to another.
To place (a person or a military unit) under a specific command.