consign
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con·sign
(kən-sīn') 
v., -signed, -sign·ing, -signs. v.tr.
To submit; consent.
consignation con'sig·na'tion (kŏn'sī-nā'shən, -sĭg-) n.
consignor con·sig'nor or con·sign'er n.
v., -signed, -sign·ing, -signs. v.tr.
- To give over to the care of another; entrust.
- 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).
- To deliver (merchandise, for example) for custody or sale.
- To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign. See synonyms at commit.
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.
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consign
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consign
verb
- 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.
- To place officially in confinement: commit, institutionalize. Informal send up. See free/unfree.
- To cause (something) to be conveyed to a destination: address, dispatch, forward, route, send, ship, transmit. See move/halt.
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consign
v
Definition: entrust, hand over for care
Antonyms: hold, keep, receive, retain
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consign
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.
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Consign
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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