reassignv.

Brit.

/ˌriːəˈsʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˌriəˈsaɪn/

Forms: see re- prefix and assign v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, assign v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + assign v. Compare post-classical Latin reassignare to put back to use, restore (from 13th cent. in British sources).

transitive. To assign (a person or thing) again or differently (to a person, place, purpose, category, etc.).

ΚΠ

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Reconsigner, to reconsigne, reassigne, reappoint.

1619 J. Heming & H. Condell Answer in Suit in E. K. Chambers William Shakespeare (1930) ii. 54 Which said Cressey did shortlie after regraunte and reassigne the said fiveth parte to the said William Shakespeare, John Heminges, Augustine Phillipps & Thomas Pope.

1734 J. Mackenzie Treat. conc. Fees vi. 246 The said A, having accepted the Resignation by receiving the Symbols into his Hands, forthwith reassigned and passed over to the same D (b) the whole Lands, Baronies and others before described.

1844 Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa.) 22 July 1/6 These unfortunate ‘Emancipados’ are hunted up as their probationary terms of service expire, and are reassigned to the same master, or the highest bidder.

1893 Voice (N.Y.) 8 June Generally on the occasion of a new sovereign all lands were reassigned.

1948 C. A. H. Thomson Overseas Information Service U.S. Govt. ix. 193 This order abolished the Division of Current Information and reassigned its duties to Mr. McDermott.

1983 J. M. Coetzee Life & Times Michael K i. 84 They were reassigning clerks and sending them to the front.

2005 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A 102 16703/1 Lower taxa were randomly reassigned to the higher taxa.

Derivatives

reassigˈnation n. rare = reassignment n.

ΚΠ

1655 R. Gardiner Englands Grievance Discovered lix. 130 See his reassignation of the Liberties after this Oath to the Barons of the Liberties of England in ch. i.

1694 tr. E. Benoist Hist. Famous Edict of Nantes II. xi. 528 May it please your Majesty to let 'em enjoy the Effect of the said Order and Reassignation; and to that purpose to grant necessary Assignations to the said Candal.

1941 Classical Philol. 36 312 His own contribution is the reassignation of the Charinus motif to the Perinthia.

1999 M. Stewart Spanish Lang. Today v. 111 In Argentinian (Buenos Aires) and Chilean Spanish, there has been a reassignation of gender to these nouns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reassign
释义	reassignv. Brit. /ˌriːəˈsʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌriəˈsaɪn/ Forms: see re- prefix and assign v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, assign v. Etymology: < re- prefix + assign v. Compare post-classical Latin reassignare to put back to use, restore (from 13th cent. in British sources). transitive. To assign (a person or thing) again or differently (to a person, place, purpose, category, etc.). ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Reconsigner, to reconsigne, reassigne, reappoint. 1619 J. Heming & H. Condell Answer in Suit in E. K. Chambers William Shakespeare (1930) ii. 54 Which said Cressey did shortlie after regraunte and reassigne the said fiveth parte to the said William Shakespeare, John Heminges, Augustine Phillipps & Thomas Pope. 1734 J. Mackenzie Treat. conc. Fees vi. 246 The said A, having accepted the Resignation by receiving the Symbols into his Hands, forthwith reassigned and passed over to the same D (b) the whole Lands, Baronies and others before described. 1844 Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa.) 22 July 1/6 These unfortunate ‘Emancipados’ are hunted up as their probationary terms of service expire, and are reassigned to the same master, or the highest bidder. 1893 Voice (N.Y.) 8 June Generally on the occasion of a new sovereign all lands were reassigned. 1948 C. A. H. Thomson Overseas Information Service U.S. Govt. ix. 193 This order abolished the Division of Current Information and reassigned its duties to Mr. McDermott. 1983 J. M. Coetzee Life & Times Michael K i. 84 They were reassigning clerks and sending them to the front. 2005 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A 102 16703/1 Lower taxa were randomly reassigned to the higher taxa. Derivatives reassigˈnation n. rare = reassignment n. ΚΠ 1655 R. Gardiner Englands Grievance Discovered lix. 130 See his reassignation of the Liberties after this Oath to the Barons of the Liberties of England in ch. i. 1694 tr. E. Benoist Hist. Famous Edict of Nantes II. xi. 528 May it please your Majesty to let 'em enjoy the Effect of the said Order and Reassignation; and to that purpose to grant necessary Assignations to the said Candal. 1941 Classical Philol. 36 312 His own contribution is the reassignation of the Charinus motif to the Perinthia. 1999 M. Stewart Spanish Lang. Today v. 111 In Argentinian (Buenos Aires) and Chilean Spanish, there has been a reassignation of gender to these nouns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1611
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