set aside vs assign

set aside and assign both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set aside	No	No	Yes	No
assign	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of set aside include allot, portion.

set aside (verb)	assign (verb)
make inoperative or stop	select something or someone for a specific purpose
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause	attribute or credit to
annul (a legal decision)	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)