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consign
[kuhn-sahyn]
verb (used with object)
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed byto ).
Synonyms: ,to transfer to another's custody or charge; entrust.
Synonyms: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
/ əˈɪ /
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
Other Word Forms
- consignable adjective
- consignation noun
- preconsign verb (used with object)
- reconsign verb (used with object)
- unconsignable adjective
- unconsigned adjective
- ˌDzԲˈپDz noun
- DzˈԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of consign1
Example Sentences
Those that couldn’t be sold abroad or hidden within officials’ palatial homes were consigned to the bonfires.
The movie is too relevant to be consigned to a time capsule.
But the rest of us in the travelling press pool were consigned to our small section of the plane.
If we fail to acknowledge this, AI risks becoming a tool monopolized by a wealthy elite, precipitating an "AI-enhanced technofeudalism" that deepens global inequality and consigns most of humanity to servitude.
A rare misplaced pass against North Macedonia in March almost consigned Wales to a last-gasp defeat in their World Cup qualifier, only for David Brooks to equalise even deeper into added time.
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