Assign and Confer

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Assign verb - To give a task, duty, or responsibility to.

Usage example: assigned the class with the task of finding something in the state constitution they felt needed changing

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Confer is a synonym for assign in action topic. In some cases you can use "Confer" instead a verb "Assign".

Confer verb - To give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly.

Usage example: the British monarch continues to confer knighthood on those who are outstanding in their fields of endeavor

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Assign is a synonym for confer in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Assign" instead a verb "Confer", if it concerns topics such as entrust.

ability	assign ability	confer ability
name	assign name	confer name
status	assign status	confer status
control	assign control	confer control
Other words: title, items, points, skills, rights, members, stats.

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