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The phrase "assigned himself" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone taking on a task or responsibility for themselves, often without being formally assigned by someone else.
Example: "He assigned himself the role of team leader to ensure the project stayed on track."
Alternatives: "took on" or "designated himself".
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Schama has assigned himself a mission impossible.
It's as if Springsteen assigned himself to merge Woody Guthrie and gospel, all archetypes and declarations.
And so he has assigned himself the mission of changing that.
Wang had assigned himself a mission: he would attend at least one mixer a weekend until he found someone.
Orlando Coach Stan Van Gundy assigned himself a heavy dose of blame after the Game 3 loss.
Nevertheless, he assigned himself a two-stroke penalty, which cost him the tournament as he lost by one stroke.
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He paces himself more between the jobs he assigns himself.
In picking Ryan, Romney was assigning himself a bold challenge.
He includes himself as a character but, appropriately enough, assigns himself a decidedly secondary role.
And when he does vote in dissent, he doesn't usually assign himself to write the dissenting opinion.
Like all chief justices, he assigns himself the opinions in truly major cases – which this was not.
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