designate vs reassign

reassign vs designate

designate is an adjective but reassign is not an adjective.

designate and reassign both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
designate	No	Yes	Yes	No
reassign	No	No	Yes	No

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

designate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
reassign: transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

Other hyponyms of designate include mandate, cast, post, cast, devolve, task, place, regiment, transfer, delegate, depute, mandate, advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade, break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate, place.

designate (adjective)	reassign (adjective)
appointed but not yet installed in office

designate (verb)	reassign (verb)
design or destine	transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
assign a name or title to
decree or designate beforehand
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Difference between designate and reassign

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