depute vs assign

depute and assign both are verbs.

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

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

depute: transfer power to someone
assign: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Other hypernyms of depute include delegate, depute, designate.

As verbs, depute and assign are synonyms defined as:

depute and assign: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Other synonyms of depute include delegate, designate.

depute (verb)	assign (verb)
transfer power to someone	select something or someone for a specific purpose
appoint as a substitute	attribute or credit to
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)	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)