Assign and Select

Assign

Assign verb - To pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty.
Usage example: the mayor assigned the panel with the task of luring a major sports franchise to the city

Select is a synonym for assign in select and give a responsibility topic. In some cases you can use "Select" instead a verb "Assign".

Select

Select verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Assign is a synonym for select. Sometimes you can use "Assign" instead a verb "Select".

Common collocations

ability assign ability select ability
skill assign skill select skill
character assign character select character
role assign role select role
Other words: name, class, item, characters, color, nickname, card, items, gender, numbers, skills, weapons, commands, options, moves, levels.

Both words in one sentence

  • Characters / Super Robot Wars Classic While players cannot change every facet of them visually, they can select between eight pre-set "appearances", four per gender, and assign a personality to them that influences what they say and how they interact with others in the game.
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