The difference between Assign and Convey
When used as verbs, assign means to designate or set apart something for some purpose, whereas convey means to move (something) from one place to another.
Assign is also noun with the meaning: an assignee.
check bellow for the other definitions of Assign and Convey
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To designate or set apart something for some purpose.
Examples:
"to assign a day for trial"
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To appoint or select someone for some office.
Examples:
"to assign counsel for a prisoner"
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To allot or give something as a task.
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To attribute or sort something into categories.
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Assign as a verb (transitive, legal):
To transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another.
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Assign as a verb (transitive, programming):
To give (a value) to a variable.
Examples:
"We assign 100 to x."
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Assign as a noun:
An assignee.
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Assign as a noun (obsolete):
A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.
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Assign as a noun (obsolete):
An assignment or appointment.
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Assign as a noun (obsolete):
A design or purpose.
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Convey as a verb:
To move (something) from one place to another.
Examples:
"Air conveys sound. Water is conveyed through the pipe."
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Convey as a verb (dated):
To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.
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Convey as a verb:
To communicate; to make known; to portray.
Examples:
"to convey an impression; to convey information"
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Convey as a verb (legal):
To transfer legal rights (to).
Examples:
"He conveyed ownership of the company to his daughter."
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Convey as a verb (obsolete):
To manage with privacy; to carry out.
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Convey as a verb (obsolete):
To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.