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con·sign       (kən-sīn')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   con·signed, con·sign·ing, con·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; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots).]

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