Antonyms for assigning
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-sahyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈsaɪn |
Definition of assigning
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
- It is not to be conceived how exact these people are in assigning the pre-eminence to the men.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
- Reasons have been already given for assigning a late date to the Philebus.
- Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
- It was a perilous task, and some might blame Morgan for assigning the boy to it.
- Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane
- Here he continues his vocation, which demands the assigning of the just penalty to the guilty.
- Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider
- For that would be like assigning the service of God to a confirmed atheist.
- Extract from : « Creative Unity » by Rabindranath Tagore
- There is also an arrangement of the text by topics, for convenience in assigning the reading.
- Extract from : « The Short-story » by William Patterson Atkinson
- There is a more definite reason for assigning Dom Duardos to this year.
- Extract from : « Four Plays of Gil Vicente » by Gil Vicente
- She was assigning seats which the students were to keep for the year.
- Extract from : « When Sarah Went to School » by Elsie Singmaster
- The assigning of this petition to Fortune is a happy expedient.
- Extract from : « Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems » by Geoffrey Chaucer
- The shield of arms is a help in assigning a date to the screen.
- Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lincoln » by A. F. Kendrick
Synonyms for assigning
- 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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