| noun | the act of distributing something to designated places or persons “the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum” |
| verb | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
| verb | give out “We were assigned new uniforms” |
| verb | attribute or credit to “We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare” |
| verb | select something or someone for a specific purpose “The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise” |
| verb | attribute or give “She put too much emphasis on her the last statement” |
| verb | make undue claims to having |
| verb | transfer one's right to |
| verb | decide as to where something belongs in a scheme “The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class” |
| assign | verb | decide as to where something belongs in a scheme |
| delegate | noun | a person appointed or elected to represent others |
| delegation | noun | authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions |
| delegacy | noun | the appointment of a delegate |
| designation | noun | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position |
| deputation | noun | a group of representatives or delegates |
| assignment | noun | a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) |
| assignation | noun | the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan |
| portion | noun | the allotment of some amount by dividing something |
| imputation | noun | the attribution to a source or cause |
| ascribable | adjective | capable of being assigned or credited to |
| ascription | noun | assigning to a cause or source |
| attributable | adjective | capable of being attributed |
| specification | noun | naming explicitly |
| arrogator | noun | a person who through conceit makes pretentious claims to rights or advantages that he or she is not entitled to or to qualities that he or she does not possess |
| assignable | adjective | legally transferable to the ownership of another |
| assignee | noun | (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred) |
| attribution | noun | assigning to a cause or source |