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PUT
Adapt; "put these words to music"

FIX
A determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target"

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ALLOT
Administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"

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IMPUTE
Attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"

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

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PORTION
The allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"

APPOINT
Create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"

SPECIFY
Be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"

ASCRIBE
Attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

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DELEGATE
A person appointed or elected to represent others

ALLOCATE
Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

SETAPART
Set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

ARROGATE
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

RELEGATE
Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"

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DESIGNATE
Decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"

ATTRIBUTE
An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity