assign vs appropriate

assign is not an adjective while appropriate is an adjective.

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

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

Other hyponyms of assign include allow, earmark, reserve, set aside, allocate, apportion.

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

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