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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sign /kənˈsaɪn/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to hand over or deliver, esp. for sale:to consign goods to a warehouse.
- to transfer to another's custody or charge;
entrust:He was consigned to the care of a foster home. - to set (something) apart and away from oneself;
banish:[~ + object + to + object]Marxism was consigned to the rubbish heap of history.
con•sign•a•ble, adj. See -sign-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sign (kən sīn′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often fol. by to).
- to transfer to another's custody or charge;
entrust. - 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. - Business[Com.]
- Businessto ship, as by common carrier, esp. for sale or custody.
- Businessto address for such shipment.
- [Obs.]to confirm or ratify, as with a seal or other token.
v.i. - to agree or assent.
- [Obs.]to yield or submit.
- Medieval Latin consignāre to mark with sign of cross, Latin: to mark with a seal. See con-, sign
- Middle French consigner)
- 1400–50; late Middle English; apparently (
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged relegate, assign.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confide.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: consign /kənˈsaɪn/ vb (mainly tr)- 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
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French consigner, from Latin consignāre to put one's seal to, sign, from signum mark, signconˈsignable adj |