consign

[ kuhn-sahyn ]

/ kənˈsaɪn /

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verb (used with object)

to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed 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.

Commerce.

to ship, as by common carrier, especially for sale or custody.
to address for such shipment.

Obsolete. to confirm or ratify, as with a seal or other token.

verb (used without object)

to agree or assent.

Obsolete. to yield or submit.

Origin of consign

1400–50; late Middle English; apparently (<Middle French consigner) <Medieval Latin consignāre to mark with sign of cross, Latin: to mark with a seal. See con-, sign

SYNONYMS FOR consign

1 relegate, assign.

2 confide.

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OTHER WORDS FROM consign

con·sign·a·ble, adjectivecon·sig·na·tion

[kon-sig-ney-shuhn], /ˌkɒn sɪgˈneɪ ʃən/, nounpre·con·sign, verb (used with object)re·con·sign, verb (used with object)

un·con·sign·a·ble, adjectiveun·con·signed, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for consign

They dared not trust themselves within the power of our troops, lest they should be reconsigned to slavery.
The Exiles of Florida|Joshua R. Giddings
In sixteen hours more, one toad was taken from a box and found to be lively, and was reconsigned to its prison.
Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827|Various

British Dictionary definitions for consign

consign

/ (kənˈsaɪn) /

verb (mainly tr)

to hand over or give into the care or charge of another; entrust

to commit irrevocablyhe consigned the papers to the flames

to commit for admittanceto consign someone to jail

to address or deliver (goods) for sale, disposal, etcit was consigned to his London address

(intr) obsolete to assent; agree

Derived forms of consign

consignable, adjectiveconsignation, noun

Word Origin for consign

C15: from Old French consigner, from Latin consignāre to put one's seal to, sign, from signum mark, sign

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单词	consign
释义	consign [ kuhn-sahyn ] / kənˈsaɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR consign ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed 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. Commerce. to ship, as by common carrier, especially for sale or custody. to address for such shipment. Obsolete. to confirm or ratify, as with a seal or other token. verb (used without object) to agree or assent. Obsolete. to yield or submit. Origin of consign 1400–50; late Middle English; apparently (<Middle French consigner) <Medieval Latin consignāre to mark with sign of cross, Latin: to mark with a seal. See con-, sign SYNONYMS FOR consign 1 relegate, assign. 2 confide. SEE SYNONYMS FOR consign ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM consign con·sign·a·ble, adjectivecon·sig·na·tion [kon-sig-ney-shuhn], /ˌkɒn sɪgˈneɪ ʃən/, nounpre·con·sign, verb (used with object)re·con·sign, verb (used with object) un·con·sign·a·ble, adjectiveun·con·signed, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for consign They dared not trust themselves within the power of our troops, lest they should be reconsigned to slavery. The Exiles of Florida\|Joshua R. Giddings In sixteen hours more, one toad was taken from a box and found to be lively, and was reconsigned to its prison. Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827\|Various British Dictionary definitions for consign consign / (kənˈsaɪn) / verb (mainly tr) to hand over or give into the care or charge of another; entrust to commit irrevocablyhe consigned the papers to the flames to commit for admittanceto consign someone to jail to address or deliver (goods) for sale, disposal, etcit was consigned to his London address (intr) obsolete to assent; agree Derived forms of consign consignable, adjectiveconsignation, noun Word Origin for consign C15: from Old French consigner, from Latin consignāre to put one's seal to, sign, from signum mark, sign Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to consign relegate, turn over, assign, appoint, authorize, give, confide, route, address, deliver, send, forward, commission, dispatch, remit, convey, transfer, transmit, commit, ship
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consign

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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verb (mainly tr)

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