assign Copy link Outline I. To allot, appoint1. trĭbŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3 (with ref. to what is a right or property)2. attrĭbŭo, 33. assigno, 1 (i. e. to mark out4. descrībo, scripsi, scriptum, 3 (i.e. to assign in writing or formally)II. To make over formally, transfer1. dēlēgo, 1 (v. TO DELEGATE)2. perscrībo, 3 (with ref. to the mode of assignation; by writing)III. To allege1. suggĕro, gessi, gestum, 32. affĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3IV. Legal t. t. • assign: I. To allot, appoint: 1. trĭbŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3 (with ref. to what is a right or property): to a. to each man what belongs to him, suum cuique t., Cic. 2. attrĭbŭo, 3: I see to whom Apulia has been a.'d (as a province), video cui Apulia sit attributa, Cic.: v. to attribute, allot. 3. assigno, 1 (i. e. to mark out: q. v.): the duty of man has been a.'d by God, munus humanum assignatum a Deo est, Cic.: nature has a.'d the sky to birds, natura avibus coelum assignavit, Plin. 4. descrībo, scripsi, scriptum, 3 (i.e. to assign in writing or formally): he a.'d two assessors to each state, describebat censores binos in singulas civitates, Cic.: Caes.: v. to allot. II. To make over formally, transfer: 1. dēlēgo, 1 (v. to delegate): if anything is left after my debts are paid, I will a. it to Quintus, Quinto delegabo, si quid aeri meo alieno superabit, Cic. 2. perscrībo, 3 (with ref. to the mode of assignation; by writing): I have a.'d the money to those to whom I was indebted, argentum perscripsi illis quibus debui, Ter.: Cic.: v. to transfer. III. To allege: 1. suggĕro, gessi, gestum, 3: for this incredible opinion he a.s trifling reasons, huic incredibili sententiae ratiunculas suggerit, Cic.: v. to allege. 2. affĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3: to a. a probable reason, causam probabilem a., Cic.: v. to bring forward. IV. Legal t. t.: to show or set forth distinctly; confirmare; testimoniis confirmare atque probare; testibus prolatis confirmare: v. to prove.