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Added 9 October 2026

assign

/əˈsaɪn/ verb

In Latin: discribō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about assign at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
to assign a day for trial
To appoint or select (someone) for some office.
to assign counsel for a prisoner
To allot or give (something) as a task.

noun

An assignee.
A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.
An assignment or appointment.

Origin

From Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, asigner, from Latin assignō, from ad- + signō (“mark, sign”).

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