assign (
http://definr.com/assign)
v 1: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task
to (a person) [syn:
delegate,
designate,
depute]
2: give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn:
allot,
portion]
3: attribute to a source or cause; "We attributed this
quotation to Shakespeare" [syn:
impute,
ascribe,
attribute]
4: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The
teacher ssigned him to lead his classmates in the
exercise" [syn:
specify,
set apart]
5: put something on or into (abstractly) assign; ; "She put
much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his
efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting
twist to the interpretation of the story" [syn:
put]
6: make undue claims to having [syn:
arrogate,
ascribe]
7: transfer one's right to
8: decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The
biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" [syn:
attribute]