assign
[ uh-sahyn ]
/ əˈsaɪn /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Law. to transfer property, especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors.
noun
Usually assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee: my heirs and assigns.
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Origin of assign
synonym study for assign
1. Assign, allocate, allot mean to apportion or measure out. To assign is to distribute available things, designating them to be given to or reserved for specific persons or purposes: to assign duties. To allocate is to earmark or set aside parts of things available or expected in the future, each for a specific purpose: to allocate income to various types of expenses. To allot implies making restrictions as to amount, size, purpose, etc., and then apportioning or assigning: to allot spaces for parking.
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How to use assign in a sentence
As explained in preceding Note, I add here the poem so long misassigned to Crashaw.
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British Dictionary definitions for assign
assign
/ (əˈsaɪn) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
law a person to whom property is assigned; assignee
Derived forms of assign
assignable, adjectiveassignability, nounassignably, adverbassigner, nounWord Origin for assign
C14: from Old French assigner, from Latin assignāre, from signāre to mark out
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