consign

v., -signed, -sign·ing, -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.

[Middle English consignen, to certify by seal, from Old French consigner, from Latin cōnsignāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + signāre, to mark (from signum, mark).]

consignable con·sign'a·ble adj.
consignation con'sig·na'tion (kŏn'sī-nā'shən, -sĭg-) n.
consignor con·sig'nor or con·sign'er n.

verb

1. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance: commend, commit, confide, entrust, give (over), hand over, relegate, trust, turn over. Idioms: give intrustcharge. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To place officially in confinement: commit, institutionalize. Informal send up. See free/unfree.
3. To cause (something) to be conveyed to a destination: address, dispatch, forward, route, send, ship, transmit. See move/halt.

v

Definition: entrust, hand over for care
Antonyms: hold, keep, receive, retain

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IN BRIEF: v. - Give over to another for care or safekeeping; Commit forever; Send to an address.

Tutor's tip: To "consign" is to transfer or give to another's care or control, to "cosign" is to sign a loan agreement with others, while "cosine" is a mathematical term used in trigonometry.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overlade, smide, lade gå, dømme, sende, konsignere
v. intr. - indvilge, erklære sig indforstået med

Nederlands (Dutch)
toevertrouwen aan, bestemmen, verzenden

Français (French)
v. tr. - reléguer, confier qch aux soins de, (Comm) expédier (à)
v. intr. - soumettre à, consentir à

Deutsch (German)
v. - versenden, hinterlegen, übergeben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραδίδω, αποστέλλω (εμπορεύματα κ.λπ.), ξαποστέλνω

Italiano (Italian)
consegnare, spedire, affidare, depositare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - consignar, enviar

Русский (Russian)
передать, доставить, препоручить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - consignar, enviar, confiar
v. intr. - confiarse, tomar en consignación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - överlämna, deponera, avsända

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
交付, 委托, 分配, 同意, 让步

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 交付, 委託, 分配
v. intr. - 同意, 讓步

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 넘기다, 충당하다, 위탁하다
v. intr. - 동의하다, 찬성하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 引き渡す, 委ねる, 発送する, 任せる, 委託する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أودع, استودع, أرسل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מסר, הפקיד בידי, שיגר, שלח‬
v. intr. - ‮הסכים‬

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