consign

Definition of Consign in English :

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Verb

1. consign

commit forever; commit irrevocably

2. charge, consign

give over to another for care or safekeeping

Example Sentences:
'consign your baggage'

charge

3. consign

send to an address

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Consign

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verb (mainly tr)

1.

to hand over or give into the care or charge of another; entrust

2.

to commit irrevocably

he consigned the papers to the flames

3.

to commit for admittance

to consign someone to jail

4.

to address or deliver (goods) for sale, disposal, etc

it was consigned to his London address

5. (intransitive) obsolete

to assent; agree

Consign

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verb transitive

1.

to hand over; give up or deliver

consigned to jail

2.

to put in the care of another; entrust

consign the orphan to her uncle's care

3.

to assign to an undesirable position or place; relegate

consigned to oblivion

4.

to send or deliver, as goods to be sold

verb intransitive

5. Obsolete

to agree or submit

Consign

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v. con·signed, con·sign·ing, con·signs

v.tr.

1. To give over to the care or custody of another.

2.

a. To put in or assign to an unfavorable place, position, or condition: "Their desponding imaginations had long since consigned him to a watery grave" (William Hickling Prescott).

b. To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign: "South American savannas [that are] now consigned to grazing" (Eric Scigliano).

3. To deliver (merchandise, for example) for custody or sale.

v.intr.
Obsolete

To submit; consent.

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