"reassign" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: reassigns [present, singular, third-person], reassigning [participle, present], reassigned [participle, past], reassigned [past]
Etymology: re- + assign Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|assign}} re- + assign Head templates: {{en-verb}} reassign (third-person singular simple present reassigns, present participle reassigning, simple past and past participle reassigned)
  1. (transitive) To assign again or anew. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-reassign-en-verb-Ek0-Fv5r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 60 40
  2. (transitive) To transfer back what was previously assigned. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-reassign-en-verb-8c4jvhvV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: re-assign Derived forms: reassignment

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The offending employees were reassigned after the incident.",
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