reassign

/ˌˈriəˌsaɪn/

Other forms: reassigned; reassigning; reassigns

The verb reassign means to move someone or something to a new location, department, or position. If your department was in the Cincinnati office but then your boss moved you to the Chicago office, you were reassigned.

Reassign is a combination of re-, meaning "again," and assign, which is from the Latin word assignare, meaning to mark out. Today reassign is often used in work-related discussions to indicate a transfer. If your boss says, "I'm going to reassign you to the Peterson project," you may be flattered that your boss thinks highly enough of you to put you on such a high profile project. But when reality sets in, you realize that your boss just assigned you tons of extra work for a cranky client. Congrats!

Definitions of reassign

1. verb

   transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
   synonyms: transfer

   types:

   second

   transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment

   exchange

   hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent

   alternate

   exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

   type of:

   assign, delegate, depute, designate

   give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)