commit, entrust, confide, consign, relegate mean to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose. commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of …

Phrasal verb (Definition of consign from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

CONSIGN definition: to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed byto ). See examples of consign used in a sentence.

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. 4. to address or ship, esp. for the …

To consign something or someone to a place where they will be forgotten about, or to an unpleasant situation or place, means to put them there. For decades, many of this author's works were …

to hand over or deliver, esp. for sale: to consign goods to a warehouse. to transfer to another's custody or charge; entrust: He was consigned to the care of a foster home. to set (something) apart and …

The verb consign means to transfer permanently to another. You can consign ownership of your old car to your son, an act that will probably make you the "best parent ever" in his eyes.

CONSIGN meaning: 1 : to put (someone) in a usually unpleasant place or situation + to often used figuratively; 2 : to put (something that is not wanted or used) in a place where old things are stored or …

Definition of consign verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

consign meaning, definition, what is consign: to send something somewhere, especially ...: Learn more.