assign vs allot

assign and allot both are verbs.

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

As verbs, assign and allot are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of assign include portion.

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

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