assignee vs assign

assignee is a noun but assign is not a noun.

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

assignee (noun)	assign (noun)
(law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)

assignee (verb)	assign (verb)
	select something or someone for a specific 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)