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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 [kənˈsaɪn]

vb (mainly tr)

1. to hand over or give into the care or charge of another; entrust

2. to commit irrevocably he consigned the papers to the flames

3. to commit for admittance to consign someone to jail

4. (Business / Commerce) to address or deliver (goods) for sale, disposal, etc. it was consigned to his London address

5. (intr) Obsolete to assent; agree

[from Old French consigner, from Latin consignāre to put one's seal to, sign, from signum mark, sign]

consignable  adj

consignation  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 For decades, many of his works were consigned to the basements of museums.

2. deliver, ship, transfer, transmit, convey He had managed to obtain arms in France and have them safely consigned to America.

Translations

consign [kənˈsaɪn] VT

1. (Comm) (= send) → enviar, consignar

2. (frm) (= commit, entrust) → confiar
to consign to oblivion → sepultar en el olvido

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consign

vt

(Comm: = send) → versenden, verschicken; (= address) → adressieren (→ to an +acc); the goods are consigned to … → die Waren sind für … bestimmt

(= commit) → übergeben (→ to +dat); (= entrust also) → anvertrauen; it was consigned to the rubbish heap → es landete auf dem Abfallhaufen; to consign a child to somebody’s care → ein Kind in jds Obhut (acc) → geben

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consign [kənˈsaɪn] vt

a. to consign sb/sth (to) (frm) (banish) → relegare qn/qc (in); (commit, entrust) → affidare qn/qc (a)

b. (Comm) (send) → consegnare, spedire

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consign [kənˈsaɪn] vt

a. to consign sb/sth (to) (frm) (banish) → relegare qn/qc (in); (commit, entrust) → affidare qn/qc (a)

b. (Comm) (send) → consegnare, 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 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 …託運 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 탁송, 위탁물 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 托運的貨物 партія بهيجا هوا مال، مرسل‍ہ مال sự ủy thác 托付物，托运的货物, 交货