Word Frequency
consign (kənˈsaɪn
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Definitions
verb
- to hand over or give into the care or charge of another; entrust
- to commit irrevocably ⇒
he consigned the papers to the flames
- to commit for admittance ⇒
to consign someone to jail
- to address or deliver (goods) for sale, disposal, etc ⇒
it was consigned to his London address
- intr (obsolete) to assent; agree
Derived Forms
conˈsignable adjectiveˌconsignˈation noun
Word Origin
C15: from Old French consigner, from Latin consignāre to put one's seal to, sign, from signum mark, signTranslations for 'consign'
- British English: consign To consign something or someone to a place where they will be forgotten about, or to an unpleasant situation or place, means to put them there. VERBFor decades, many of this author's works were consigned to the basements of museums.
- Brazilian Portuguese: consignar
- Chinese: 发落某人于某处或某境地发發落
- European Spanish: consignar
- French: confiner
- German: abschieben
- Italian: relegare
- Japanese: 追いやる
- Korean: ~에 내버려 두다
- Portuguese: remeter
- Spanish: consignar
Example Sentences Including 'consign'
A win would put the Hockeyroos into the fifth place playoff, a loss will consign them to a playoff for seventh or eighth.Australian News Misc (2004)
But I shall pull you up out of the earth before I'm finished and consign you to the bonfire like any other noxious weed.CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
But what shocks him most is the notion of a God who could consign a man like Finn to Hell.Celtic Mythology
During talks with Tony Blair, he will formally consign the Cold War to the dustbin.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Hank Betlehem Kingston Scuttled Its time to consign the tradition of watching the start of the Sydney Hobart to the deep.The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)
I'm sorry you should consign my allure entirely to the past," I said, `but I hear it's not only matinee idols whom you sculpt.Absolute Truths
It is well past time to consign surgeries booked at intervals as short as five minutes to history.British Medical Journal (2002)
My only chance for a future had been to consign Petra to the past.CHAMELEON (2002)
This would be a tragedy that would consign much classical music to the deadly categories of easy listening or chill-out.Times, Sunday Times (2001)
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