consign

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French consigner

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -aɪn

Verb

consign (third-person singular simple present consigns, present participle consigning, simple past and past participle consigned)

1. (transitive, business) To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
2. (transitive) To entrust to the care of another.
   • Alexander Pope

     Atrides, parting for the Trojan war, / Consigned the youthful consort to his care.

3. (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.
4. To assign; to devote; to set apart.
   • Dryden

     The French commander consigned it to the use for which it was intended by the donor.

5. To stamp or impress; to affect.
   • Jeremy Taylor

     Consign my spirit with great fear.

Translations

To transfer to the custody of

• Bulgarian: , предавам (bg) (predavam), предназначавам (bg) (prednaznačavam)
• Russian: передавать (ru) impf (peredavatʹ)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: consignar (es)

To entrust to the care of another

• Bulgarian: , поверявам (bg) (poverjavam)
• Russian: вверять (ru) impf (vverjatʹ)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: consignar (es)

To send to a final destination

• Bulgarian: , изпращам (bg) (izpraštam)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: consignar (es)

Derived terms

terms derived from consign (verb)

• consignation
• consignee
• consigner

• consignment
• consignor

Usage notes

See usage note for commit.

Anagrams

• consing, sconing