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appoint vs assign

assign vs appoint

appoint and assign both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appoint No No Yes No
assign No No Yes No
As verbs, assign is a hyponym of appoint; that is, assign is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appoint:
  • appoint: assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
  • assign: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
appoint (verb) assign (verb)
furnish select something or someone for a specific purpose
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to attribute or credit to
create and charge with a task or function 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)
Difference between appoint and assign

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