appropriate vs assign

assign vs appropriate

appropriate is an adjective but assign is not an adjective.

appropriate and assign both are verbs.

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

As verbs, assign is a hypernym of appropriate; that is, assign is a word with a broader meaning than appropriate:

appropriate: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
assign: give out

Other hypernyms of appropriate include allot, portion.

appropriate (adjective)	assign (adjective)
suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
meant or adapted for an occasion or use

appropriate (verb)	assign (verb)
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause	select something or someone for a specific purpose
take possession of by force, as after an invasion	attribute or credit to
	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 appropriate and assign

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