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con•sign v. [~ + object]

to hand over or deliver, esp. for sale:to consign goods to a warehouse.
to transfer to another's custody or charge;
entrust:He was consigned to the care of a foster home.
to set (something) apart and away from oneself;
banish:[~ + object + to + object]Marxism was consigned to the rubbish heap of history.

con•sign•a•ble, adj. See -sign-.

con•sign v.t.

to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often fol. 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.
Business[Com.]
- Businessto ship, as by common carrier, esp. for sale or custody.
- Businessto address for such shipment.
[Obs.]to confirm or ratify, as with a seal or other token.

v.i.

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

con•sign′a•ble, adj.
con•sig•na•tion n.

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consign /kənˈsaɪn/ vb (mainly tr)

to hand over or give into the care or charge of another; entrust
to commit irrevocably: he consigned the papers to the flames
to commit for admittance: to consign someone to jail
to address or deliver (goods) for sale, disposal, etc: it was consigned to her London address

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French consigner, from Latin consignāre to put one's seal to, sign, from signum mark, signconˈsignable adj

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