employ vs assign

assign vs employ

employ is a noun but assign is not a noun.

employ and assign both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of employ include commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give, play, play, pull out all the stops, put, ply, address, waste, misapply, misuse, avail, overdrive, overuse, cannibalise, cannibalize, recycle, reprocess, reuse, exploit, work, exploit, tap, extend, strain, exercise, exert, enjoy, take, share, put to work, work, implement, fall back, recur, resort.

employ (noun)	assign (noun)
the state of being employed or having a job

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

Difference between employ and assign

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