单词 | assign |
释义 | assign v. & n. --vtr.   1. (usu. foll. by to) a allot as a share or responsibility. b appoint to a position, task, etc.   2. fix (a time, place, etc.) for a specific purpose.   3. (foll. by to) ascribe or refer to (a reason, date, etc.) (assigned the manuscript to 1832).   4. (foll. by to) transfer formally (esp. personal property) to (another). --n a person to whom property or rights are legally transferred. Derivatives assignable adj. assigner n. assignor n. (in sense 4 of v.). Etymology: ME f. OF asi(g)ner f. L assignare mark out to (as AD-, signum sign) |
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