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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Consign \Con*sign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consigned 3; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Consigning.] [F. consigner, L. consignare,
     -signatu,, to seal or sign; con- + signare, fr. signum mark.
     See Sign.]
     1. To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if
        by signing over into the possession of another, or into a
        different state, with the sense of fixedness in that
        state, or permanence of possession; as, to consign the
        body to the grave.
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              At the day of general account, good men are to be
              consigned over to another state.      --Atterbury.
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     2. To give in charge; to commit; to intrust.
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              Atrides, parting for the Trojan war,
              Consigned the youthful consort to his care. --Pope.
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              The four evangelists consigned to writing that
              history.                              --Addison.
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     3. (Com.) To send or address (by bill of lading or otherwise)
        to an agent or correspondent in another place, to be cared
        for or sold, or for the use of such correspondent; as, to
        consign a cargo or a ship; to consign goods.
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     4. To assign; to devote; to set apart.
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              The French commander consigned it to the use for
              which it was intended by the donor.   --Dryden.
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     5. To stamp or impress; to affect. [Obs.]
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              Consign my spirit with great fear.    --Jer. Taylor.
  
     Syn: To commit; deliver; intrust; resign. See Commit.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Consign \Con*sign"\, v. i.
     1. To submit; to surrender or yield one's self. [Obs.]
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              All lovers young, all lovers must
              Consign to thee, and come to dust.    --Shak.
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     2. To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce. [Obs.]
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              Augment or alter . . .
              And we'll consign thereto.            --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Consign \Con*sign"\, v. i.
     1. To submit; to surrender or yield one's self. [Obs.]
  
              All lovers young, all lovers must Consign to thee,
              and come to dust.                     --Shak.
  
     2. To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce. [Obs.]
  
              Augment or alter . . . And we'll consign thereto.
                                                    --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Consign \Con*sign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Consigned 3; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Consigning.] [F. consigner, L. consignare,
     -signatu,, to seal or sign; con- + signare, fr. signum mark.
     See Sign.]
     1. To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if
        by signing over into the possession of another, or into a
        different state, with the sense of fixedness in that
        state, or permanence of possession; as, to consign the
        body to the grave.
  
              At the day of general account, good men are to be
              consigned over to another state.      --Atterbury.
  
     2. To give in charge; to commit; to intrust.
  
              Atrides, parting for the Trojan war, Consigned the
              youthful consort to his care.         --Pope.
  
              The four evangelists consigned to writing that
              history.                              --Addison.
  
     3. (Com.) To send or address (by bill of lading or otherwise)
        to an agent or correspondent in another place, to be cared
        for or sold, or for the use of such correspondent; as, to
        consign a cargo or a ship; to consign goods.
  
     4. To assign; to devote; to set apart.
  
              The French commander consigned it to the use for
              which it was intended by the donor.   --Dryden.
  
     5. To stamp or impress; to affect. [Obs.]
  
              Consign my spirit with great fear.    --Jer. Taylor.
  
     Syn: To commit; deliver; intrust; resign. See Commit.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  consign
       v 1: commit forever; commit irrevocably
       2: give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your
          baggage" [syn: charge]
       3: send to an address

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  consign
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 παραδίδω, εμπιστεύομαι κάτι σε κάποιον
     2 αποστέλλω (για εμπόρευμα)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  consign
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive business) To transfer to the custody of, usually
  for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
     2 (lb en transitive) To entrust to the care of another.
     3 (lb en transitive) To send to a final destination.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  consign
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive business) To transfer to the custody of, usually
  for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
     2 (lb en transitive) To entrust to the care of another.
     3 (lb en transitive) To send to a final destination.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  consign
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive business) To transfer to the custody of, usually
  for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
     2 (lb en transitive) To entrust to the care of another.
     3 (lb en transitive) To send to a final destination.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  consign
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive business) To transfer to the custody of, usually
  for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
     2 (lb en transitive) To entrust to the care of another.
     3 (lb en transitive) To send to a final destination.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  consign
     Englanti vb.
     1 (yhteys oikeustiede k=en) tallettaa
     2 jättää jnk haltuun (''posti'')
     3 (yhteys liiketalous k=en) lähettää myyntiin

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  consign
     Engelska vb.
     anförtro; överlämna

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Consign /kənsˈaɪn/
  أودع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  consign //kənˈsaɪn// 
  1. поверявам
  to entrust to the care of another
  2. изпращам
  to send to a final destination
  3. предавам, предназначавам
  to transfer to the custody of

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  consign /kənsˈaɪn/ 
  odevzdat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  consign /kənsˈaɪn/ 
  übergeben 
   see: consigning, consigned, consigns, consigned
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  consign /kənsˈaɪn/
  
  αποστέλλω

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  consign /kənsˈaɪn/ 
  1. अर्पण~करना
        "In Hinduism the dead body is consigned to flames."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  consign /kənsˈaɪn/
  izručiti, poslati, povjeriti, prenijeti, pristajati, uručiti, ustupiti

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  consign /kənˈsaɪn/ 
   1.  odkładać, składać, deponować (to a place - gdzieś)
   2.  powierzać
   3.  rzucać na pastwę (to sth - czegoś)

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  consign /kənsˈaɪn/
  1. göndermek, tahsis etmek, vermek, teslim etmek, tevdi etmek, emanet etmek. consignee  kendisine (mal.) gönderilen kimse. consignment  (mal.) gönderme, sevkiyat
  2. gönderilen (mal.) on consignment konsiye olarak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kənˈsaɪn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  117 Moby Thesaurus words for "consign":
     abalienate, accredit, address, air-express, airfreight, airmail,
     alien, alienate, amortize, assign, authorize, barter, bequeath,
     carry over, cede, charge, charter, commend, commission, commit,
     commit to prison, communicate, confer, confide, convey, deed,
     deed over, delegate, deliver, demise, deport, depute, deputize,
     detach, detail, devolute, devolve, devolve upon, diffuse, dispatch,
     disseminate, drop a letter, embark, empower, enfeoff, entrust,
     exchange, expedite, expel, export, express, extradite, forward,
     freight, give, give in charge, give in trust, give title to, hand,
     hand down, hand forward, hand on, hand over, impart, import,
     infeudate, institutionalize, license, mail, make over, metastasize,
     metathesize, mission, negotiate, pass, pass on, pass over,
     pass the buck, perfuse, post, recommit, relay, relegate, remand,
     remit, resign, route, sell, send, send away, send forth, send off,
     send out, send to jail, send up, settle, settle on, ship,
     sign away, sign over, spread, surrender, switch, trade, transfer,
     transfer property, transfuse, translate, translocate, transmit,
     transplace, transplant, transpose, trust, turn over, warrant,
     yield
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 交付,分配,委托;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 交付,分配,委托,寄存

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