impute vs assign

impute and assign both are verbs.

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

As verbs, impute and assign are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of impute include ascribe, attribute.

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

Other hypernyms of impute include ascribe, attribute, impute.

impute (verb)	assign (verb)
attribute or credit to	select something or someone for a specific purpose
attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source	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)