reassign

[uh-sahyn]

as·sign

[uh-sahyn]
verb (used with object)
1.
to give or allocate; allot: to assign rooms at a hotel.
2.
to give out or announce as a task: to assign homework.
3.
to appoint, as to a post or duty: to assign one to guard duty.
4.
to designate; name; specify: to assign a day for a meeting.
5.
to ascribe; attribute; bring forward: to assign a cause.
EXPAND
6.
Law. to transfer: to assign a contract.
7.
Military. to place permanently on duty with a unit or under a commander.
COLLAPSE
verb (used without object)
8.
Law. to transfer property, especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors.

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Reassign is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
noun
9.
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee: my heirs and assigns.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English assignen < Old French assigner < Latin assignāre. See as-, sign

as·sign·er; Chiefly Law. as·sign·or [uh-sahy-nawr, as-uh-nawr] , noun
mis·as·sign, verb
non·as·signed, adjective
pre·as·sign, verb (used with object)
pre·as·signed, adjective
EXPAND
re·as·sign, verb (used with object)
self-as·signed, adjective
un·as·signed, adjective
well-as·signed, adjective
COLLAPSE


1. Assign, allocate, allot mean to apportion or measure out. To assign is to distribute available things, designating them to be given to or reserved for specific persons or purposes: to assign duties. To allocate is to earmark or set aside parts of things available or expected in the future, each for a specific purpose: to allocate income to various types of expenses. To allot implies making restrictions as to amount, size, purpose, etc., and then apportioning or assigning: to allot spaces for parking. 4. fix, determine. 5. adduce, allege, advance, show, offer.

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reassign (ˌriːəˈsaɪn)
 
vb
to move (personnel, resources, etc) to a new post, department, location, etc
 
reas'signment
 
n

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