con´sig|na´tion

con´sig|na´tion
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.
4. to set apart; assign: »

The room was consigned to the salesmen for a conference.

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.

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  • con|sign´a|ble — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • sig — as·sig·nat; as·sig·na·tion; bla·lock taus·sig; con·sig·na·tary; con·sig·na·tion; de·sig·na·do; in·sig·nia; in·sig·nis; ly·sig·e·nous; mäs·sig; ob·sig·na·tion; pa·sig·ra·phy; phy·sig·na·thus; pleu·ro·sig·ma; pre·sig·ni·fi·ca·tion; pre·sig·ni·fy;… …   English syllables

  • consignation — con·sig·na·tion …   English syllables

  • consign — con•sign [[t]kənˈsaɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to hand over or deliver; assign 2) to transfer to another s custody or charge; entrust 3) to banish or set apart; relegate: to consign unpleasant thoughts to oblivion[/ex] 4) bus to address or ship, esp. for… …   From formal English to slang

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