reassign en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *segnāō Latin signō Latin assignōlbor. Old French assignerbor. Middle English assignen English assign English reassign From re- + assign.
Meanings
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(transitive) To assign again or anew.
The offending employees were reassigned after the incident.
Two months later, it was reassigned to Toton, and was named RAIL Magazine at Cardiff Canton open day on April 10 2000.
2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 27:
- (transitive) To transfer back what was previously assigned.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reassigning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| re-assign | alternative | lexicographic | |
| reassigns | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| reassigned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reassigned | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Coordinates
reallocate · unassign · redistribute