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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSIGN, v.t. [L., to seal or sign; to seal or stamp; a sign, seal or mark; to deposit, deliver, consign. See Sign. The sense is to set to, to thrust or sent.]
1. To give, send or set over; to transfer or deliver into the possession of another, or into a different state, with the sense of fixedness in that state, or permanence of possession.
At the day of general account, good men are to be consigned over to another state.
At death the body is consigned to the grave.
2. To deliver or transfer, as a charge or trust; to commit; as, to consign a youth to the care of a preceptor; to consign goods to a factor.
3. To set over or commit, for permanent preservation; as, to consign a history to writing.
4. To appropriate.
CONSIGN, v.i. To submit to the same terms with another; also, to sign; to agree or consent.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: commit forever; commit irrevocably
2: give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" [syn: consign, charge]
3: send to an address

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Middle French consigner, from Latin consignare, from com- + signum sign, mark, seal — more at sign Date: 1528 transitive verb 1. to give over to another's care 2. to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another; also to commit especially to a final destination or fate <a writer consigned to oblivion> 3. to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold intransitive verb obsolete agree, submit Synonyms: see commit • consignable adjective • consignation noun • consignor noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (often foll. by to) 1 hand over; deliver to a person's possession or trust. 2 assign; commit decisively or permanently (consigned it to the dustbin; consigned to years of misery). 3 transmit or send (goods), usu. by a public carrier. Derivatives: consignee n. consignor n. Etymology: ME f. F consigner or L consignare mark with a seal (as com-, sign)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Consign Con*sign", v. i. 1. To submit; to surrender or yield one's self. [Obs.] All lovers young, all lovers must Consign to thee, and come to dust. --Shak. 2. To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce. [Obs.] Augment or alter . . . And we'll consign thereto. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Consign Con*sign", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consigned 3; p. pr. & vb. n. Consigning.] [F. consigner, L. consignare, -signatu,, to seal or sign; con- + signare, fr. signum mark. See Sign.] 1. To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, with the sense of fixedness in that state, or permanence of possession; as, to consign the body to the grave. At the day of general account, good men are to be consigned over to another state. --Atterbury. 2. To give in charge; to commit; to intrust. Atrides, parting for the Trojan war, Consigned the youthful consort to his care. --Pope. The four evangelists consigned to writing that history. --Addison. 3. (Com.) To send or address (by bill of lading or otherwise) to an agent or correspondent in another place, to be cared for or sold, or for the use of such correspondent; as, to consign a cargo or a ship; to consign goods. 4. To assign; to devote; to set apart. The French commander consigned it to the use for which it was intended by the donor. --Dryden. 5. To stamp or impress; to affect. [Obs.] Consign my spirit with great fear. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: To commit; deliver; intrust; resign. See Commit.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(consigns, consigning, consigned) To consign something or someone to a place where they will be forgotten about, or to an unpleasant situation or place, means to put them there. (FORMAL) For decades, many of Malevich's works were consigned to the basements of Soviet museums... VERB: V n to n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Transfer, deliver over, hand over, resign. 2. Intrust, commit, give in trust, or charge.

Moby Thesaurus

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