utilize vs assign

assign vs utilize

utilize and assign both are verbs.

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

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

utilize: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
assign: attribute or give

Other hyponyms of utilize include commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give, play, play, pull out all the stops, put, ply, address, waste, misapply, misuse, avail, overdrive, overuse, cannibalise, cannibalize, recycle, reprocess, reuse, exploit, work, exploit, tap, extend, strain, exercise, exert, enjoy, take, share, put to work, work, implement, fall back, recur, resort.

utilize (verb)	assign (verb)
convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)	select something or someone for a specific purpose
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural 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)

Difference between utilize and assign

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