transitive verb assignar to a reason, etc adduir , assenyalar , indicar , donar property traspassar , cedir work of art, etc atribuir the doctor was unable to assign a cause for my illness el metge no va poder trobar la causa de la meva malaltia they assigned him to the London embassy van enviar-lo a l'ambaixada de Londres has a day been assigned for the meeting ja s'ha fixat el dia de la reunió they assigned him as president el van nomenar president noun Law cessionari