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Assigning

To designate or set apart something for some purpose.

📖 Definitions of "Assigning"

verb

1
To designate or set apart something for some purpose.
"to assign a day for trial"
2
To appoint or select someone for some office.
"to assign counsel for a prisoner"
3
To allot or give something as a task.
4
To attribute or sort something into categories.

🔄 Synonyms of "Assigning"

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
assignmentnoun	The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Assigning"

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Word	Definition
assignmentnoun	The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
affecting	Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
allocateverb	To set aside for a purpose.
allocatedverb	Having been granted an allocation; having received (something) as part of a plan or scheduled disbursement; having been assigned (something) that was set aside for a particular purpose.
allocatingverb	To set aside for a purpose.
allocationnoun	The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
allocationsnoun	The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
allotmentnoun	Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
allottingverb	(transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
allowanceverb	(transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
appointingverb	(transitive) To name (someone to a post or role).
apportionverb	(transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
apportioningnoun	apportionment
apportionmentnoun	(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
appropriationnoun	An act or instance of appropriating.
ascribingverb	(transitive) To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something.
assignmentsnoun	The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
attachingverb	(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
attributeverb	A characteristic or quality of a thing.
attributingverb	(transitive) To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.