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# {{context|transitive|business|lang=en}} To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or [[safekeeping]]. |
# {{context|transitive|business|lang=en}} To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or [[safekeeping]]. |
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# {{context|transitive|lang=en}} To entrust to the care of another. |
# {{context|transitive|lang=en}} To entrust to the care of another. |
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#* Alexander Pope |
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#*: Atrides, parting for the Trojan war, / '''Consigned''' the youthful consort to his care. |
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# {{context|transitive|lang=en}} To send to a final destination. |
# {{context|transitive|lang=en}} To send to a final destination. |
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#: ''to '''consign''' the body to the grave'' |
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#* Atterbury |
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#*: At the day of general account, good men are to be '''consigned''' over to another state. |
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|passage=If there's such a thing as pariah food – a recipe shunned by mainstream menus, mocked to near extinction and '''consigned''' to niche hinterlands for evermore – then the nut roast, a dish whose very name has become a watchword for sawdusty disappointment, is surely a strong contender.}} |
|passage=If there's such a thing as pariah food – a recipe shunned by mainstream menus, mocked to near extinction and '''consigned''' to niche hinterlands for evermore – then the nut roast, a dish whose very name has become a watchword for sawdusty disappointment, is surely a strong contender.}} |
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# To assign; to devote; to set apart. |
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#* Dryden |
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#*: The French commander '''consigned''' it to the use for which it was intended by the donor. |
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# To stamp or impress; to affect. |
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#* Jeremy Taylor |
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#*: '''Consign''' my spirit with great fear. |
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Revision as of 20:02, 22 October 2013
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French (deprecated template usage) consigner
Pronunciation
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Verb
consign (third-person singular simple present consigns, present participle consigning, simple past and past participle consigned)
- (deprecated template usage) (transitive, business) To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
- (deprecated template usage) (transitive) To entrust to the care of another.
- Alexander Pope
- Atrides, parting for the Trojan war, / Consigned the youthful consort to his care.
- Alexander Pope
- (deprecated template usage) (transitive) To send to a final destination.
- to consign the body to the grave
- Atterbury
- At the day of general account, good men are to be consigned over to another state.
- Template:quote-news
- To assign; to devote; to set apart.
- Dryden
- The French commander consigned it to the use for which it was intended by the donor.
- Dryden
- To stamp or impress; to affect.
- Jeremy Taylor
- Consign my spirit with great fear.
- Jeremy Taylor
Translations
To transfer to the custody of
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To entrust to the care of another
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To send to a final destination
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Derived terms
terms derived from consign (verb)
Usage notes
See usage note for commit.