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consign definition

con·sign (kən sīn)

transitive verb

  1. to hand over; give up or deliver consigned to jail
  2. to put in the care of another; entrust consign the orphan to her uncle's care
  3. to assign to an undesirable position or place; relegate consigned to oblivion
  4. to send or deliver, as goods to be sold

Etymology: L consignare, to seal, register < com-, together + signare, to sign, mark < signum, sign

intransitive verb

Obsolete to agree or submit

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