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ASSIGNS Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word assigns. (exact relations)
There are 30 hypernyms of the word assigns. (close relations)

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allocate
verbv
verb

• distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

delegate
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person appointed or elected to represent others

verb

• transfer power to someone

• give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

designate
verbv
adjective satellite

• appointed but not yet installed in office

verb

• assign a name or title to

• give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

• indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

• decree or designate beforehand

• design or destine

appoint
verbv
verb

• create and charge with a task or function

• assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

• furnish

bestow
verbv
verb

• present

• give as a gift

• bestow a quality on

entrust
verbv
verb

• confer a trust upon

• put into the care or protection of someone

give
verbv
noun

• the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

verb

• cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

• be the cause or source of

• transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

• convey or reveal information

• convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow

• organize or be responsible for

• convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture

• give as a present; make a gift of

• cause to happen or be responsible for

• dedicate

• give or supply

• transmit (knowledge or skills)

• bring about

• leave with; give temporarily

• emit or utter

• endure the loss of

• place into the hands or custody of

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• give (as medicine)

• give or convey physically

• bestow

• bestow, especially officially

• move in order to make room for someone for something

• give food to

• contribute to some cause

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• estimate the duration or outcome of something

• execute and deliver

• deliver in exchange or recompense

• afford access to

• present to view

• perform for an audience

• be flexible under stress of physical force

• propose

• accord by verdict

• manifest or show

• offer in good faith

• submit for consideration, judgment, or use

• guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion

• allow to have or take

• inflict as a punishment

• occur

• consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man

• proffer (a body part)

grant
verb, nounv, n
noun

• Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

• any monetary aid

• the act of providing a subsidy

• United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

• 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

• (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

• a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

• a right or privilege that has been granted

verb

• let have

• give as judged due or on the basis of merit

• be willing to concede

• allow to have

• bestow, especially officially

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• transfer by deed

task
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

verb

• assign a task to

• use to the limit

hand over
verbv
verb

• to surrender someone or something to another

attribute
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

• an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

verb

• attribute or credit to

• decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

allot
verbv
verb

• give out

• allow to have

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

arrogate
verbv
verb

• demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

• make undue claims to having

• seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

ascribe
verbv
verb

• attribute or credit to

consign
verb

• commit forever; commit irrevocably

• give over to another for care or safekeeping

• send to an address

convey
verbv
verb

• (of information) make known; pass on

• serve as a means for expressing something

• transfer to another

• transmit a title or property

• transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

• take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

• go or come after and bring or take back

depute
verbv
verb

• transfer power to someone

• appoint as a substitute

• give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

earmark
verb, nounv, n
noun

• identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal

• a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something

verb

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

impute
verbv
verb

• attribute or credit to

• attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source

portion
nounn
noun

• something determined in relation to something that includes it

• something less than the whole of a human artifact

• the allotment of some amount by dividing something

• assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

• money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

• an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

verb

• give out

Best Hypernyms For ASSIGNS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for assigns, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (21)
evaluate judge administer allot apply appoint arrogate charge choose claim deal dispense distribute employ lot select take transfer use utilise utilize
Phrases (9)
pass judgmentdeal outdish outdole outlay claimmete outparcel outpick outshell out

Alternatives for ALLOCATE

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