Synonyms: assign, set apart, specify
Definition: select something or someone for a specific purpose
Usage: The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
Similar words: select, choose, take, pick out
Definition: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Usage: Take any one of these cards; Choose a good husband for your daughter; She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
Synonyms: impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
Definition: attribute or credit to
Usage: We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare; People impute great cleverness to cats
Similar words: evaluate, judge, pass judgment
Definition: form a critical opinion of
Usage: I cannot judge some works of modern art; How do you evaluate this grant proposal? We shouldn't pass judgment on other people
Definition: decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
Usage: The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class
Similar words: evaluate, judge, pass judgment
Definition: form a critical opinion of
Usage: I cannot judge some works of modern art; How do you evaluate this grant proposal? We shouldn't pass judgment on other people
Definition: attribute or give
Usage: She put too much emphasis on her the last statement; He put all his efforts into this job; The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story
Similar words: use, utilise, utilize, employ, apply
Definition: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Usage: use your head!; we only use Spanish at home; I can't use this tool; Apply a magnetic field here; This thinking was applied to many projects; How do you utilize this tool?; I apply this rule to get good results; use the plastic bags to store the food; He doesn't know how to use a computer
Synonyms: assign
Definition: transfer one's right to
Similar words: transfer
Definition: cause to change ownership
Usage: I transferred my stock holdings to my children
Synonyms: assign, allot, portion
Definition: give out
Usage: We were assigned new uniforms
Similar words: distribute, dole out, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, allot, administer, parcel out, shell out, mete out, lot
Definition: administer or bestow, as in small portions
Usage: administer critical remarks to everyone present; dole out some money; shell out pocket money for the children; deal a blow to someone; the machine dispenses soft drinks
Definition: make undue claims to having
Similar words: claim, lay claim, arrogate
Definition: demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
Usage: He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter; Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
Synonyms: delegate, depute, designate, assign
Definition: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Similar words: appoint, charge
Definition: assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
Usage: He was appointed deputy manager; She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance