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con·sign  (kn-sn)

v. con·signed, con·sign·ing, con·signs

v.tr.

1. To give over to the care of another; entrust.

2. To turn over permanently to another's charge or to a lasting condition; commit irrevocably: "Their desponding imaginations had already consigned him to a watery grave" (William Hickling Prescott).

3. To deliver (merchandise, for example) for custody or sale.

4. To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign. See Synonyms at commit.

v.intr. Obsolete

To submit; consent.

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[Middle English consignen, to certify by seal, from Old French consigner, from Latin cnsignre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + signre, to mark (from signum, mark; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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con·signa·ble adj.

consig·nation (kns-nshn, -sg-) n.

con·signor, con·signer n.

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consign

Verb

1. to give into the care or charge of

2. to put irrevocably: those events have been consigned to history

3. to put (in a specified place or situation): only a few months ago such demands would have consigned the student leaders to prisons and labour camps

4. to address or deliver (goods): a cargo of oil drilling equipment consigned to Saudi Arabia [Latin consignare to put one's seal to, sign]

consignee n
consignor n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	consign - commit forever; commit irrevocably abandon - 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" charge pledge - 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 address deliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"

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consign

verb 1. put away, commit, deposit, relegate

verb 2. deliver, ship, transfer, transmit, convey

Translations

consign [kənˈsaɪn] vt → consignar

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consign [kənˈsaɪn] vt → expédier, livrer

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consign [kənˈsaɪn] vt to consign to (object) (to place) → verbannen in +acc;

(person) (to sb's care) → anvertrauen +dat: (to poverty) → verurteilen zu;

(send) → versenden an +acc

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consign [kənˈsaɪn] vt → consegnare (= send) [+ goods] → spedire

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consign

v consign [kənˈsain]

to put into or deliver to; to transfer The little boy was consigned to his grandmother's care. toevertrou, plaas يَعْهَد (بِالطِّفْل) изпращам svěřit; vydat; zaslat overlade; overdrage übergeben παραδίδω, μεταφέρω confiar, encomendar saatma, toimetama تحویل دادن؛ سپردن به toimittaa, jättää confier לִשׁלוֹח अर्पण करना izručiti, predati átad, rábíz menaruh, menyerahkan senda; fela á hendur affidare ゆだねる 인도하다; 위탁하다 atiduoti, nugabenti, (pa)siųsti atdot; nodot; nosūtīt mengamanahkan toevertrouwen overgi (seg), overlate składać, dostarczać entregar a (de)pune поручать zveriť izročiti poveriti na čuvanje överlämna, anförtro ส่งไปยัง göndermek, yollamak; bırakmak 把...委託給 передавати; доручати بهيجنا، سپرد كرنا، حوال‍ے كرنا ủy thác 把...委托给

n conˈsignment

a load (of goods) the latest consignment of books. afsending, sending إرْسالِيَّه، بِضاعَة مُرْسَلَه пратка zásilka forsendelse die Sendung αποστολή, φορτίο remesa, envío saadetis محموله؛ مرسوله lähetys envoi מִשלוֹח खेप uručenje, predaja küldemény penyerahan vörusending consegna, invio 委託 위탁 화물 siunta (preču) nosūtīšana; nosūtītās preces; krava; konosaments konsainan zending forsendelse, sending, parti przesyłka, dostawa remessa transport партия (товаров) zásielka pošiljka pošiljka varusändning, varuparti จำนวนสินค้าที่ส่งไป sevk, sevkiyat 託付物，托運的貨物 партія بهيجا هوا مال، مرسل‍ہ مال sự ủy thác 托付物，托运的货物, 交货