assign vs impute

assign and impute both are verbs.

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

As verbs, assign and impute are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of assign include ascribe, attribute.

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

assign (verb)	impute (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose	attribute or credit to
attribute or credit to	attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
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)