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promote vs assign

assign vs promote

promote and assign both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
promote No No Yes No
assign No No Yes No
As verbs, assign is a hypernym of promote; that is, assign is a word with a broader meaning than promote:
  • promote: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
  • assign: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Other hypernyms of promote include delegate, depute, designate.
promote (verb) assign (verb)
make publicity for; try to sell (a product) select something or someone for a specific purpose
change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent attribute or credit to
be changed for a superior chess or checker piece decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position attribute or give
contribute to the progress or growth of 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)
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