allot vs assign

allot and assign both are verbs.

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

As verbs, allot and assign are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of allot include portion.

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

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

allot (verb)	assign (verb)
allow to have	select something or someone for a specific purpose
give out	attribute or credit to
administer or bestow, as in small portions	decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
	attribute or give
	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)