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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

consign [kənˈsaɪn] vt → expédier, livrer

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

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, plaasيَعْهَد (بِالطِّفْل)изпращамsvěřit; vydat; zaslatoverlade; overdrageübergebenπαραδίδω, μεταφέρωconfiar, encomendarsaatma, toimetamaتحویل دادن؛ سپردن بهtoimittaa, jättääconfierלִשׁלוֹחअर्पण करनाizručiti, predatiátad, rábízmenaruh, menyerahkansenda; fela á henduraffidareゆだねる인도하다; 위탁하다atiduoti, nugabenti, (pa)siųstiatdot; nodot; nosūtītmengamanahkantoevertrouwenovergi (seg), overlateskładać, dostarczaćentregara (de)puneпоручатьzveriťizročitipoveriti na čuvanjeöverlämna, anförtroส่งไปยังgöndermek, yollamak; bırakmak把...委託給передавати; доручатиبهيجنا، سپرد كرنا، حوال‍ے كرناủy thác把...委托给

n conˈsignment

a load (of goods) the latest consignment of books.afsending, sendingإرْسالِيَّه، بِضاعَة مُرْسَلَهпраткаzásilkaforsendelsedie Sendungαποστολή, φορτίοremesa, envíosaadetisمحموله؛ مرسولهlähetysenvoiמִשלוֹחखेपuručenje, predajaküldeménypenyerahanvörusendingconsegna, invio委託위탁 화물siunta(preču) nosūtīšana; nosūtītās preces; krava; konosamentskonsainanzendingforsendelse, sending, partiprzesyłka, dostawaremessatransportпартия (товаров)zásielkapošiljkapošiljkavarusändning, varupartiจำนวนสินค้าที่ส่งไปsevk, sevkiyat託付物，托運的貨物партіяبهيجا هوا مال، مرسل‍ہ مالsự ủy thác托付物，托运的货物, 交货