reassign vs depute

reassign and depute both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reassign	No	No	Yes	No
depute	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, depute is a hypernym of reassign; that is, depute is a word with a broader meaning than reassign:

reassign: transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
depute: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Other hypernyms of reassign include assign, delegate, designate.

reassign (verb)	depute (verb)
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work	transfer power to someone
	appoint as a substitute
	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)