arrogate vs assign

arrogate and assign both are verbs.

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

As verbs, arrogate and assign are synonyms defined as:

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

arrogate: demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
assign: make undue claims to having

Other hyponyms of arrogate include pretend, requisition, arrogate.

arrogate (verb)	assign (verb)
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession	select something or someone for a specific purpose
make undue claims to having	attribute or credit to
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title 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)