/əˈsaɪn/ v. 分配allocate (a job or duty). Congress assigned the task to the agency synonyms: allocate, allot, give, set to, charge with, entrust with designate or set (something) aside for a specific purpose. managers happily assign large sums of money to travel budgets synonyms: earmark for, designate for, set aside for, reserve for, appropriate for, allot to/for, allocate for, apportion for transfer (legal rights or liabilities). they will ask you to assign your rights against the airline synonyms: transfer, make over, give, pass, hand over, hand down, convey, consign