transitive verb
- to hand over; give up or deliver: consigned to jail
- to put in the care of another; entrust: consign the orphan to her uncle's care
- to assign to an undesirable position or place; relegate: consigned to oblivion
- to send or deliver, as goods to be sold
Origin:
L consignare, to seal, register < com-, together + signare, to sign, mark < signum, sign
intransitive verb
Obsolete to agree or submit