place vs assign

place is a noun but assign is not a noun.

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

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

place: assign to (a job or a home)
assign: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Other hypernyms of place include delegate, depute, designate.

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

place: place somebody in a particular situation or location
assign: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Other hypernyms of place include delegate, depute, designate.

place (noun)	assign (noun)
a job in an organization
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
an abstract mental location
the passage that is being read
a blank area
an item on a list or in a sequence
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
a general vicinity
a public square with room for pedestrians
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
any area set aside for a particular purpose
the particular portion of space occupied by something
where you live at a particular time
proper or designated social situation
a particular situation
proper or appropriate position or location

place (verb)	assign (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something	select something or someone for a specific purpose
assign a rank or rating to	attribute or credit to
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal	decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
estimate	attribute or give
sing a note with the correct pitch	transfer one's right to
to arrange for	give out
assign to a station	make undue claims to having
finish second or better in a horse or dog race	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
put into a certain place or abstract location
locate
assign a location to
make an investment
assign to (a job or a home)
place somebody in a particular situation or location
identify the location or place of