Antonyms for reassigned


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-sahyn
Phonetic Transcription : əˈsaɪn


Definition of reassigned

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.
  • As in moved : adj transported
  • As in transferred : adj moved
Example sentences :
  • Possibly they should be reassigned to duties more suited to their abilities.
  • Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
  • A (p. 137) number of these men were reassigned to other units.
  • Extract from : « The Delta of the Triple Elevens » by William Elmer Bachman
  • Now he stopped at the entrance to the ship where he had been reassigned a berth for the night shift.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Lester del Rey
  • It was high time the government investigated category assignment and reshuffled and reassigned half the nation's population.
  • Extract from : « Mercenary » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • I learned that the route had been changed, and I reassigned them, at the same time.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • Because I reassigned them, at the same time I briefed them, and made these other assignments.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • Although I shall not be reassigned to the coast-guard service, I am permitted to retain the animal at my own expense.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. December, 1877. » by Various
  • The technically unqualified but still "usable" men would be reassigned to black service units.
  • Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.

Synonyms for reassigned

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