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consign
[ kuhn-sahyn ]
verb (used with object)
- to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to ).
- to transfer to another's custody or charge; entrust.
Synonyms: confide
- to set apart for or devote to (a special purpose or use):
to consign two afternoons a week to the club.
- to banish or set apart in one's mind; relegate:
to consign unpleasant thoughts to oblivion.
- Commerce.
- to ship, as by common carrier, especially for sale or custody.
- to address for such shipment.
- Obsolete. to confirm or ratify, as with a seal or other token.
verb (used without object)
- to agree or assent.
- Obsolete. to yield or submit.
consign
/ kənˈsaɪn /
verb
- to hand over or give into the care or charge of another; entrust
- to commit irrevocably
he consigned the papers to the flames
- to commit for admittance
to consign someone to jail
- to address or deliver (goods) for sale, disposal, etc
it was consigned to his London address
- obsolete.intr to assent; agree
Derived Forms
- ˌconsignˈation, noun
- conˈsignable, adjective
Other Words From
- con·signa·ble adjective
- con·sig·na·tion [kon-sig-, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
- precon·sign verb (used with object)
- recon·sign verb (used with object)
- uncon·signa·ble adjective
- uncon·signed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of consign1
Example Sentences
It is unknown who the medal was originally given to, but it has been consigned for sale by a local collector who wishes to remain anonymous.
Two errors by Lewis Hamilton consigned him to 10th place in his Mercedes when he should have been fighting for a place at the front with Russell.
In a rational world, this idea would have been consigned to the dumpster long ago, and forever.
The turning of the scrum screw late on switched the teams’ tracks in the 2023 semi-final, consigning England to defeat and advancing South Africa to the final.
But it could soon be consigned to history.
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