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assign

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  1. allot                  2. ascribe               
 
1. as.sign \*-'si-n\ vt [ME assignen, fr. OF assigner, fr. L assignare, fr. 
   ad-] + signare to mark, fr. signum mark, sign 1: to transfer (property) to 
   another esp. in trust or for the benefit of creditors 2a: to appoint to a 
   post or duty  2b: PRESCRIBE {~ the lesson}  3: to fix authoritatively : 
   SPECIFY {~a limit}  4: to ascribe as motive or reason 
2. assign n : ASSIGNEE