Difference between Designates and Assign

DESIGNATES vs ASSIGN: NOUN

A thing pertaining to something else; an appurtenance; an appendage.
A person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred: as, a deed to a man and his heirs and assigns.
[Assign is a broader word than assignee. The assignees of a person are usually understood to mean those who take immediately from him, by his assignment; the assigns of a person include all who acquire title under his transfer, immediately or remotely.]
Assignment; appointment.
An assignee.
A thing pertaining or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.
A person to whom property or an interest is transferred.
Design; purpose; object.

To transfer or pass over property to another, whether for the benefit of the assignee or of the assignor's creditors, or in furtherance of some trust.

To transfer (property, rights, or interests) from one to another.
To match or pair with.
To ascribe; attribute: : attribute.
To set apart for a particular purpose or place in a particular category; designate: : allocate.
To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.
To fix, specify, select, or designate; to point out authoritatively or exactly
To transfer, or make over to another, esp. to transfer to, and vest in, certain persons, called assignees, for the benefit of creditors.
To set out by metes and bounds the widow's share or portion in an estate.
To select for a duty or office; appoint: : appoint.
To give out as a task; allot.

To set apart; make over by distribution or appropriation; apportion; allot.
To point out; show; designate; specify.
To give, furnish, or specify: as, to assign a reason for anything.
To appoint; select for a duty or office: as, the officer assigned to the charge of a military department.
To ascribe; attribute; refer.
In law: To transfer or make over to another the right one has in any object, as in an estate, chose in action, or reversion, especially in trust for the security of creditors: rarely applied to testamentary transfers. To show or set forth with particularity: as, to assign error in a writ; to assign false judgment, To point out or substantiate as a charge: as, perjury cannot be assigned on an oath taken without the jurisdiction of the officer administering it.
Adduce, Allege, etc. (see adduce); to determine, give, name, present.

Identifies, Establishes, Classifies, Defines, Assigns, Doom, Delegate, Fate, Intend, Depute, Denominate, Destine, Incoming, Specify, Assign

Allocate, Categorize, Reassign, Set apart, Portion, Delegate, Depute, Put, Attribute, Specify, Arrogate, Impute, Allot, Ascribe, Designate

Refers, Selects, Identifies, Establishes, Defines, Assigns, Doom, Delegate, Fate, Intend, Depute, Denominate, Incoming, Specify, Assign

Appoint, Classify, Allocate, Categorize, Reassign, Set apart, Portion, Delegate, Depute, Put, Specify, Arrogate, Allot, Ascribe, Designate

This designates someone to handle your financial affairs.
Maine designates $2 million from its general revenue.
The Prophet designates it a Revelation on Priesthood.
If set, it designates the maximum value allowed.
ICLR program committee designates anonymous reviewers as usual.
Each series is uniquely named in the following pattern: RExnn where x designates the expiration month and nn designates the year.
While the local church generally designates a housing allowance for active clergy, your annual conference designates this amount for retirees.
Corrosion designates irreversible damage, while Irritation designates reversible damage.
For example, Wisconsin only designates hospials meeting the federal minimum criteria as DSH providers, while New York designates nearly all hospitals.
In course titles, a designates fall term, b designates spring term, and c designates summer.

Your teacher will assign you an energy source.
In the Assign Macro dialog box, click Edit.
You can assign a particular style to headings.
If you assign more than one zone name, the first name you assign is the default zone.
Basically assign them tasks that require linguistic and cultural understanding, and assign yourself tasks that require more hard skills.
You must assign at least one role to a new user and you may optionally assign one or more supervisors.
However, users may assign null values to columns for which they do not want to assign a value.
If approved, CMD will assign a new suspense in CATMS, and assign to the new OPR.
This video provides information regarding how to create a test session, assign tests, and assign accommodations.
You can assign an alternate user by clicking the Assign button.