assign vs claim

claim vs assign

assign is not a noun while claim is a noun.

assign and claim both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of assign include arrogate, lay claim.

assign (noun)	claim (noun)
	demand for something as rightful or due
	an established or recognized right
	an informal right to something
	an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
	a demand
	an assertion that something is true or factual

assign (verb)	claim (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose	assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
attribute or credit to	take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme	ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
attribute or give	lay claim to; as of an idea
transfer one's right to	demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title 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 assign and claim

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