verb
-signs; -signed; -signing
[+ obj] to give someone a particular job or duty :to require someone to do a particular task
to send (someone) to a particular group or place as part of a job
to give out something :to provide someone with something
to say that someone has (something, such as blame or responsibility)
to give a particular value, identity, etc., to something
law :to officially give (property or a legal right) to someone else