consign

verb

con·sign kən-ˈsīn How to pronounce consign (audio)

consigned; consigning; consigns

transitive verb

: to give over to another's care

… consign her single daughters to the care of their sister …

Jane Austen

: 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

consign a body to the grave

: to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold

consigned the paintings for sale

intransitive verb

obsolete : agree, submit

consignable

kən-ˈsī-nə-bəl How to pronounce consign (audio)

adjective

consignation

ˌkän-ˌsī-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce consign (audio)

ˌkän(t)-sig-

noun

consignor

ˌkän-ˌsī-ˈnȯr How to pronounce consign (audio)

kən-

noun

Example Sentences

She consigned the painting to an auction house. The goods were consigned to him.

Recent Examples on the Web Esola’s Elmer gazes delightedly at the prospect of a liberated future while holding fast to the fate that will consign him to an early grave as one of the first notable casualties of the Civil War.

Charles Mcnulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 Instead, his tawdry decline now threatens to consign the Borbóns to the trash heap of history—along with the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and other defunct dynasties.

Joshua Hammer, Town & Country, 21 Aug. 2022 Witold Pilecki was never able to consign the past to the past in the same way.

Andrew Stuttaford, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 In a world that seeks to consign to the shadows those who don’t conform, Osunde’s vagabonds act as an illuminating force for one another.

The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 The quickly evolving situation is sparking yet another controversy over whether the desperation to consign the virus to history is being driven by science or politics.

Stephen Collinson, CNN, 8 Feb. 2022 Never are we allowed to forget that the founders were self-interested fathers, heedless of women as thinking citizens and ready to consign people of color to history’s ashbin.

Bob Verini, Variety, 6 June 2022 Save your fingers by saving the scrap for broth or consign it to the compost.

Washington Post, 2 May 2022 As played by the generally insufferable Jared Leto, who again emerges as eminently slappable, Michael Morbius is a crippled super-scientist lamed by a DNA defect that will consign him to an early grave.

Kyle Smith, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022 See More

consign

verb

as in to send

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another consigned the prisoner to the dungeon

Synonyms & Similar Words

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send
transport
ship
transmit
transfer
dispatch
deliver
donate
convey
render
address
shoot
present
return
give
contribute
pass
pack (off)
import
bestow
forward
advance
launch
drop
export
hand over
resend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

accept
receive
acquire
obtain
get
draw
secure
earn
procure
gain
garner

as in to leave

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

leave
hand
transfer
give
relinquish
deliver
entrust
delegate
commit
pass
commend
recommend
transmit
confide
trust
repose
intrust
bequeath
submit
assign
loan
grant
lend
furnish
will
hand over
distribute
dispense
turn over
confer
divide
vest
give over
supply
surrender
hand in
turn in
disperse
yield
deal (out)
hand on
release
advance
hand down
recommit
redeliver
retransfer
retransmit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hold
retain
keep
withhold
accept
possess
receive
own
reserve
take
detain
occupy
hold back
take in
take over

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of consign are commit, confide, entrust, and relegate. While all these words mean "to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose," consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality.

consigned the damaging notes to the fire

While the synonyms commit and consign are close in meaning, commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody.

committed the felon to prison

While in some cases nearly identical to consign, confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance.

confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney

The words entrust and consign are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, entrust implies committing with trust and confidence.

the president is entrusted with broad powers

The synonyms relegate and consign are sometimes interchangeable, but relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of.

relegated to an obscure position in the company

单词	consign
释义	consign verb con·sign kən-ˈsīn consigned; consigning; consigns transitive verb 1 : to give over to another's care … consign her single daughters to the care of their sister … Jane Austen 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 consign a body to the grave 3 : to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold consigned the paintings for sale intransitive verb obsolete : agree, submit consignable kən-ˈsī-nə-bəl adjective consignation ˌkän-ˌsī-ˈnā-shən ˌkän(t)-sig- noun consignor ˌkän-ˌsī-ˈnȯr kən- noun Synonyms dispatch pack (off) send ship shoot transfer transmit transport See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She consigned the painting to an auction house. The goods were consigned to him. Recent Examples on the Web Esola’s Elmer gazes delightedly at the prospect of a liberated future while holding fast to the fate that will consign him to an early grave as one of the first notable casualties of the Civil War. Charles Mcnulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 Instead, his tawdry decline now threatens to consign the Borbóns to the trash heap of history—along with the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and other defunct dynasties. Joshua Hammer, Town & Country, 21 Aug. 2022 Witold Pilecki was never able to consign the past to the past in the same way. Andrew Stuttaford, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 In a world that seeks to consign to the shadows those who don’t conform, Osunde’s vagabonds act as an illuminating force for one another. The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 The quickly evolving situation is sparking yet another controversy over whether the desperation to consign the virus to history is being driven by science or politics. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 8 Feb. 2022 Never are we allowed to forget that the founders were self-interested fathers, heedless of women as thinking citizens and ready to consign people of color to history’s ashbin. Bob Verini, Variety, 6 June 2022 Save your fingers by saving the scrap for broth or consign it to the compost. Washington Post, 2 May 2022 As played by the generally insufferable Jared Leto, who again emerges as eminently slappable, Michael Morbius is a crippled super-scientist lamed by a DNA defect that will consign him to an early grave. Kyle Smith, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle French consigner, from Latin consignare, from com- + signum sign, mark, seal — more at sign First Known Use 1528, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition consign verb con·sign kən-ˈsīn consigned; consigning 1 : to send (as goods) to an agent to be sold or cared for 2 : to put (something) in a place to store it or get rid of it She consigned her old toys to the attic. Legal Definition consign transitive verb con·sign kən-ˈsīn : to entrust (one's goods) to the possession of a dealer to be sold for profit or returned if unsold compare bail, entrust consign verb 1 as in to send to cause to go or be taken from one place to another consigned the prisoner to the dungeon Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance send transport ship transmit transfer dispatch deliver donate convey render address shoot present return give contribute pass pack (off) import bestow forward advance launch drop export hand over resend Antonyms & Near Antonyms accept receive acquire obtain get draw secure earn procure gain garner See More 2 as in to leave to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor Synonyms & Similar Words leave hand transfer give relinquish deliver entrust delegate commit pass commend recommend transmit confide trust repose intrust bequeath submit assign loan grant lend furnish will hand over distribute dispense turn over confer divide vest give over supply surrender hand in turn in disperse yield deal (out) hand on release advance hand down recommit redeliver retransfer retransmit Antonyms & Near Antonyms hold retain keep withhold accept possess receive own reserve take detain occupy hold back take in take over See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of consign are commit, confide, entrust, and relegate. While all these words mean "to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose," consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality. consigned the damaging notes to the fire While the synonyms commit and consign are close in meaning, commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody. committed the felon to prison While in some cases nearly identical to consign, confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance. confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney The words entrust and consign are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, entrust implies committing with trust and confidence. the president is entrusted with broad powers The synonyms relegate and consign are sometimes interchangeable, but relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of. relegated to an obscure position in the company
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consign

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