con|sign «kuhn SYN», transitive verb.
1. to hand over formally; deliver: »
The thief was consigned to prison.
SYNONYM(S): entrust. See syn. under commit. (Cf. ↑commit)2. to hand over to another for care or custody: »
The parents consigned the child to its grandmother's care while they were away.
SYNONYM(S): entrust. See syn. under commit. (Cf. ↑commit)3. a) to send; transmit: »
We will consign the goods to him by express.
SYNONYM(S): deliver. b) to send goods to (an agent, etc.) for sale or custody.5. to send away; banish; relegate: »
The discredited politician was consigned to a remote post. His ideas were consigned to oblivion.
6. Obsolete. to mark with the sign of the cross, as in baptism; confirm.
–v.i.
Obsolete. to yield; submit.
╂[< Middle French consigner, learned borrowing from Latin consignāre furnish with a seal < com- with + signum seal]
–con|sign´a|ble, adjective.
–con´sig|na´tion, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.