parcel out vs assign

parcel out and assign both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parcel out	No	No	Yes	No
assign	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of parcel out include allot, portion, reallot, deal, apply, give, roll out.

parcel out (verb)	assign (verb)
administer or bestow, as in small portions	select something or someone for a specific purpose
	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)