claim vs assign

assign vs claim

claim is a noun but assign is not a noun.

claim and assign both are verbs.

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

As verbs, assign is a hyponym of claim; that is, assign is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than claim:

claim: demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
assign: make undue claims to having

Other hyponyms of claim include pretend, requisition, arrogate.

claim (noun)	assign (noun)
demand for something as rightful or due
an established or recognized right
an informal right to something
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
a demand
an assertion that something is true or factual

claim (verb)	assign (verb)
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing	select something or someone for a specific purpose
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs	attribute or credit to
ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example	decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
lay claim to; as of an idea	attribute or give
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to	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)

Difference between claim and assign

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