assign vs elevate

elevate vs assign

assign and elevate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, elevate is a hyponym of assign; that is, elevate 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)
elevate: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Other hyponyms of assign include mandate, cast, post, cast, devolve, task, place, regiment, reassign, transfer, delegate, depute, mandate, advance, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade, break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate, place.

assign (verb)	elevate (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose	raise in rank or condition
attribute or credit to	raise from a lower to a higher position
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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)

Difference between assign and elevate

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