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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

consign Related Forms
con·sign′·able adjective con′·sig·na′·tion (kän′sig nā′s̸hən) noun
consign Synonyms

consign

v.

  1. To give over or deliver

    convey, dispatch, transfer; see give 1, send 1, ship.

  2. To put in the charge of

    commit, entrust, relegate; see commit 2. See syn. study at commit.

consign Usage Examples

Used with why or when

  • when: Hazardous waste must be consigned when it leaves the producers premises.

Object

  • million: It leaves them, he says, trapped in an unjust global trading system that is consigning millions of people to misery.
  • sum: I granted an interlocutor ordaining the pursuer to consign that sum of money by 11 January 2006.
  • waste: The Environment Agency charges for the consignment notes to be used to consign special waste.
  • anything: HA: Silly question time: If you could consign anything to Room 101, what would it be and why?
  • work: Assuming, then, that the artist owns the works consigned to the gallery, on what terms was that particular deal made?
  • good: The firm had consigned dangerous goods without having identified the hazards or dangers of them.

Preposition: for

  • disposal: Waste consisting of animal carcass ash must be consigned for disposal to an appropriately authorized landfill.
  • transport: ICAO technical instructions There are analogous provisions in respect of goods packaged and consigned for air transport.

Modifying Another Word

  • already: I doubt it, and this film is already consigned to be a B list feature.
  • now: However one courses sadly now consigned to history is The BSM Chauffeur Course.
  • long: Technology has now arrived at a point that many had long consigned to futuristic fantasy.
  • then: The proceeds of sale are then consigned in court.
  • n't: No, I would n't consign piste skiing to Room 101 - just don't ask me to partake.
  • not: Now that we have it, I want to see it enjoyed by people, not consigned for fish meal.

Preposition: in

  • court: The proceeds of sale are then consigned in court.