assign vs kick downstairs

kick downstairs vs assign

assign and kick downstairs both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assign	No	No	Yes	No
kick downstairs	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, kick downstairs is a hyponym of assign; that is, kick downstairs 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)
kick downstairs: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

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

assign (verb)	kick downstairs (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
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)

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