assign vs shell out

assign and shell out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assign	No	No	Yes	No
shell out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shell out is a hypernym of assign; that is, shell out is a word with a broader meaning than assign:

Other hypernyms of assign include administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out.

assign (verb)	shell out (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose	administer or bestow, as in small portions
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)