assign

verb

• 1allocate (a job or duty):Congress assigned the task to the agency [with two objects]:his leader assigned him this mission
• appoint (someone) to a particular job, task, or organization:she has been assigned to a new job [with object and infinitive]:he was assigned to prosecute the case

• 2designate or set (something) aside for a specific purpose:managers happily assign large sums of money to travel budgets
• (assign something to) attribute something as belonging to:it is difficult to decide whether to assign the victory to Goodwin

• 3transfer (legal rights or liabilities):they will ask you to assign your rights against the airline

noun

• another term for assignee (sense 1).