administer vs assign

administer and assign both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
administer	No	No	Yes	No
assign	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assign is a hyponym of administer; that is, assign is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than administer:

Other hyponyms of administer include allot, portion, reallot, deal, apply, give, roll out.

administer (verb)	assign (verb)
give or apply (medications)	select something or someone for a specific purpose
administer or bestow, as in small portions	attribute or credit to
perform (a church sacrament) ritually	decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of	attribute or give
direct the taking of	transfer one's right to
	give out
	make undue claims to having
	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)