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assign vs promote

promote vs assign

assign and promote both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
assign No No Yes No
promote No No Yes No
As verbs, promote is a hyponym of assign; that is, promote 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)
  • promote: 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, elevate, kick upstairs, raise, upgrade, break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate, place.
assign (verb) promote (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
attribute or credit to change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme be changed for a superior chess or checker piece
attribute or give give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
transfer one's right to contribute to the progress or growth of
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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