Antonyms for assigned
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-sahyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈsaɪn |
Definition of assigned
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French assiginer (13c.) "assign, set (a date, etc.); appoint legally; allot," from Latin assignare "to mark out, to allot by sign, assign, award," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + signare "make a sign," from signum "mark" (see sign). Main original use was in English law, in transferences of personal property. General meaning "to fix, settle, determine, appoint" is from c.1300. Related: Assigned; assigning.
- verb select and give a responsibility
- verb set apart for a reason
- I repair, then, fellow-citizens, to the post you have assigned me.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Finally, as in the case of Cochin, apartments were assigned to him in the Louvre.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- She had been assigned to the men's surgical ward, and went there at once.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- As she herself could have assigned no cause for her repugnance, it might be termed instinctive.
- Extract from : « Sylph Etherege » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Many reasons, however, might be assigned for this remarkable silence.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- We had supposed you would have been told when you were assigned to the protium research.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- We are to report to Colonel Morgan, and will be assigned to his regiment.
- Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
- Two bedrooms in the vicinity of the sitting-room were assigned to us.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- The old man bade him rise, and assigned him a place at the table.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- The reason, that may be assigned for it, appears quite natural and striking.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
Synonyms for assigned
- accredit
- allocate
- allot
- allow
- appoint
- apportion
- appropriate
- ascribe
- attach
- attribute
- authorize
- cast
- charge
- choice
- commission
- commit
- consign
- credit
- delegate
- deputize
- designate
- detail
- determine
- dish out
- distribute
- divide
- downlink
- download
- draft
- earmark
- elect
- empower
- enroll
- entrust
- fix
- fork out
- give
- grant
- hand out
- hand over
- hang on
- hire
- hold responsible
- impute
- indicate
- mete
- name
- nominate
- ordain
- pin on
- prescribe
- refer
- reference
- relegate
- select
- shell out
- slot
- specify
- stipulate
- tab
- tag
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