Consign

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To give over to the care of another; entrust.
  • v. To turn over permanently to another's charge or to a lasting condition; commit irrevocably: "Their desponding imaginations had already consigned him to a watery graveā€ ( William Hickling Prescott).
  • v. To deliver (merchandise, for example) for custody or sale.
  • v. To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign. See Synonyms at commit.
  • verb-intransitive. Obsolete To submit; consent.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
  • v. To entrust to the care of another.
  • v. To send to a final destination.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • v. To give in charge; to commit; to intrust.
  • v. 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.
  • v. To assign; to devote; to set apart.
  • v. To stamp or impress; to affect.
  • verb-intransitive. To submit; to surrender or yield one's self.
  • verb-intransitive. To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 1. To impress, as or as if with a stamp or seal.
  • To give, send, or commit; relegate; make over; deliver into the possession of another or into a different state, implying subsequent fixedness or permanence: sometimes with over: as, at death the body is consigned to the grave.
  • To deliver or transfer, as a charge or trust; intrust; appoint.
  • In com., to transmit by carrier, in trust for sale or custody, usually implying agency in the consignee, but also used loosely of the act of transmitting by carrier to another for any purpose: as the goods were consigned to the London agent.
  • To put into a certain form or commit for permanent preservation.
  • To set apart; appropriate; apply.
  • = Svn. Intrust, Confide, etc. See commit.
  • To submit; surrender one's self; yield.
  • To agree, assent, or consent.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. commit forever; commit irrevocably
  • v. give over to another for care or safekeeping
  • v. send to an address
  • Verb Form
    consigned    consigning    consigns   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    abandon    deliver   
    Cross Reference
    deliver    commit   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    intrust    deliver    commit    resign    assign    devote    affect    submit    agree    acquiesce   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aline    Cline    Combine    Dine    Heine    Jain    Klein    Kline    Quine    Rhine   
    Same Context
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