Dictionary

assign

-verb

1. (transitive) To designate or set apart something for some purpose.
2. (transitive) To appoint or select someone for some office.
3. (transitive) To allot or give something as a task.
4. (transitive) To attribute or sort something into categories.
5. (transitive) (law) To transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another.

-noun

1. An assignee.