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

单词	consigned
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 consigned verb past tense of consign 1 as in sent to cause to go or be taken from one place to another consigned the prisoner to the dungeon Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sent transported shipped dispatched transferred transmitted delivered conveyed rendered returned addressed presented passed donated imported shot forwarded exported contributed packed (off) dropped launched gave bestowed advanced handed over resent Antonyms & Near Antonyms accepted received obtained acquired secured earned procured got gained drew garnered See More 2 as in handed to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor Synonyms & Similar Words handed left transferred delivered delegated relinquished gave entrusted passed committed transmitted confided recommended reposed loaned commended vested assigned bequeathed trusted granted submitted turned over intrusted handed over dispensed divided distributed conferred furnished lent supplied dispersed surrendered willed gave over released turned in handed in yielded handed down redelivered advanced recommitted handed on dealt (out) retransferred retransmitted Antonyms & Near Antonyms held kept retained reserved owned received possessed withheld accepted occupied detained took held back took in took over See More
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