Polyglot Dictionary

adscribir

/aðskɾiˈβiɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
adscribo
preterite (yo)
adscribí
past participle
adscrito

Meaning

  1. to assign

    • Lo adscribieron a otro departamento.

      He was assigned to another department.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

asignar

asignar is the general, common word for assigning or allocating; adscribir is more formal or administrative, meaning to formally attach or ascribe someone to a category or position.

Similar in other languages

French

assigner

assigner is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to assign."

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