ascribe vs assign

ascribe and assign both are verbs.

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

As verbs, ascribe and assign are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of ascribe include attribute, impute.

ascribe (verb)	assign (verb)
attribute or credit to	select something or someone for a specific purpose
	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)