assign vs depute

assign and depute both are verbs.

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

As verbs, assign and depute are synonyms defined as:

assign and depute: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Other synonyms of assign include delegate, designate.

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

assign: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
depute: transfer power to someone

assign (verb)	depute (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose	transfer power to someone
attribute or credit to	appoint as a substitute
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
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)