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consign
con·sign C0583200 (kən-sīn′)v. con·signed, con·sign·ing, con·signs v.tr.1. To give over to the care or custody of another.2. a. To put in or assign to an unfavorable place, position, or condition: "Their desponding imaginations had long since consigned him to a watery grave" (William Hickling Prescott).b. To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign: "South American savannas [that are] now consigned to grazing" (Eric Scigliano).3. To deliver (merchandise, for example) for custody or sale.v.intr. Obsolete To submit; consent. [Middle English consignen, to certify by seal, from Old French consigner, from Latin cōnsignāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + signāre, to mark (from signum, mark; see sekw- in Indo-European roots).] con·sign′a·ble adj.con′sig·na′tion (kŏn′sī-nā′shən, -sĭg-) n.con·sig′nor, con·sign′er n.consign (kənˈsaɪn) vb (mainly tr) 1. to hand over or give into the care or charge of another; entrust2. to commit irrevocably: he consigned the papers to the flames. 3. to commit for admittance: to consign someone to jail. 4. (Commerce) to address or deliver (goods) for sale, disposal, etc: it was consigned to his London address. 5. (intr) obsolete to assent; agree[C15: from Old French consigner, from Latin consignāre to put one's seal to, sign, from signum mark, sign] conˈsignable adj ˌconsignˈation ncon•sign (kənˈsaɪn) v.t. 1. to hand over or deliver; assign. 2. to transfer to another's custody or charge; entrust. 3. to banish or set apart; relegate: to consign unpleasant thoughts to oblivion. 4. to address or ship, esp. for the purpose of being sold. v.i. 5. Obs. to yield or submit. [1400–50; < Middle French consigner < Latin consignāre to mark with a seal. See con-, sign] con•sign′a•ble, adj. con•sig•na•tion (ˌkɒn sɪgˈneɪ ʃən) n. consign Past participle: consigned Gerund: consigning
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I consign | you consign | he/she/it consigns | we consign | you consign | they consign |
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I consigned | you consigned | he/she/it consigned | we consigned | you consigned | they consigned |
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I am consigning | you are consigning | he/she/it is consigning | we are consigning | you are consigning | they are consigning |
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I have consigned | you have consigned | he/she/it has consigned | we have consigned | you have consigned | they have consigned |
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I was consigning | you were consigning | he/she/it was consigning | we were consigning | you were consigning | they were consigning |
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I had consigned | you had consigned | he/she/it had consigned | we had consigned | you had consigned | they had consigned |
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I will consign | you will consign | he/she/it will consign | we will consign | you will consign | they will consign |
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I will have consigned | you will have consigned | he/she/it will have consigned | we will have consigned | you will have consigned | they will have consigned |
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I will be consigning | you will be consigning | he/she/it will be consigning | we will be consigning | you will be consigning | they will be consigning |
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I have been consigning | you have been consigning | he/she/it has been consigning | we have been consigning | you have been consigning | they have been consigning |
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I will have been consigning | you will have been consigning | he/she/it will have been consigning | we will have been consigning | you will have been consigning | they will have been consigning |
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I had been consigning | you had been consigning | he/she/it had been consigning | we had been consigning | you had been consigning | they had been consigning |
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I would consign | you would consign | he/she/it would consign | we would consign | you would consign | they would consign |
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I would have consigned | you would have consigned | he/she/it would have consigned | we would have consigned | you would have consigned | they would have consigned | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | consign - commit forever; commit irrevocablyabandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" | | 2. | consign - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"chargepledge - give as a guarantee; "I pledge my honor"hock, pawn, soak - leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"check - hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door"check - consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your luggage before boarding"entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" | | 3. | consign - send to an addressdeliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers" |
consignverb1. put away, commit, deposit, relegate For decades, many of his works were consigned to the basements of museums.2. deliver, ship, transfer, transmit, convey He had managed to obtain arms in France and have them safely consigned to America.consignverb1. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance:commend, commit, confide, entrust, give (over), hand over, relegate, trust, turn over.Idiom: give in trust.2. To place officially in confinement:commit, institutionalize.Informal: send up.3. To cause (something) to be conveyed to a destination:address, dispatch, forward, route, send, ship, transmit.Translationsconsign (kənˈsain) verb to put into or deliver to; to transfer. The little boy was consigned to his grandmother's care. 託運 把...委托给conˈsignment noun a load (of goods). the latest consignment of books. 托運的貨物 托付物,托运的货物,交货 consign
consign (something) to (someone or something)1. To give or assign something to a someone or something. Who is the most responsible employee I can consign this project to?2. To mark something to be sent to a particular destination. Consign these packages to the Savannah office, please.See also: consignconsign something to someone or something 1. to entrust something to someone, something, or some place. We consigned all the toughest assignments to our top employees. What shipping company should we consign these boxes to? 2. to assign something for shipment to a place. Bill consigned this batch to Denver.See also: consignEncyclopediaSeeconsignmentconsign
consignv. 1) to deliver goods to a merchant to sell on behalf of the party delivering the items, as distinguished from transferring to a retailer at a wholesale price for re-sale. Example: leaving one's auto at a dealer to sell and split the profit. 2) to deliver to a carrier to be taken to an agent of the sender. 3) when a debtor has belongings but no money to pay his/her creditors and deposits his/her goods with a trustee who will sell them to raise money to pay the owner's debts and creditors. This is done by agreement between a debtor and his/her creditors or by order of a bankruptcy judge. FinancialSeeConsigneeconsign
Synonyms for consignverb put awaySynonyms- put away
- commit
- deposit
- relegate
verb deliverSynonyms- deliver
- ship
- transfer
- transmit
- convey
Synonyms for consignverb to put in the charge of another for care, use, or performanceSynonyms- commend
- commit
- confide
- entrust
- give
- hand over
- relegate
- trust
- turn over
verb to place officially in confinementSynonyms- commit
- institutionalize
- send up
verb to cause (something) to be conveyed to a destinationSynonyms- address
- dispatch
- forward
- route
- send
- ship
- transmit
Synonyms for consignverb commit foreverRelated Wordsverb give over to another for care or safekeepingSynonymsRelated Words- pledge
- hock
- pawn
- soak
- check
- entrust
- intrust
- confide
- commit
- trust
verb send to an addressRelated Words |