A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

assignable Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with A » assegai ... astatine » assignable


assign
verb assigned, assigning
    1. To give (a task, etc) to someone.
      Thesaurus: distribute, give out, consign, allot.
    2. To appoint someone to a position or task.
      Thesaurus: appoint, commission, select, delegate, authorize, ordain, charge, elect, relegate.
    3. To fix (a time, place, etc) for a purpose.
      Thesaurus: set apart, earmark, designate, specify, allocate, indicate.
    4. To attribute or ascribe.
    5. law., formerly
      To hand over (a title, property, interest, etc) to someone else by contract.
Derivative: assignable
adj
    Etymology: 13c: from Latin assignare, from signare to mark out.



    Click Here