reassign

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *seknāō Latin signō Latin assignōlbor. Old French assignerbor. Middle English assignen English assign English reassign From re- + assign.

1. To assign again or anew.

   “The offending employees were reassigned after the incident.”

   “Two months later, it was reassigned to Toton, and was named RAIL Magazine at Cardiff Canton open day on April 10 2000.”

2. To transfer back what was previously assigned.