assign vs utilise

assign and utilise both are verbs.

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

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

assign: attribute or give
utilise: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Other hypernyms of assign include apply, employ, use, utilize.

assign (verb)	utilise (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
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)