assign vs deal out

assign and deal out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assign	No	No	Yes	No
deal out	No	No	Yes	No

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

assign (verb)	deal out (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose	administer or bestow, as in small portions
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)