Etymology : Middle French consigner, from Latin consignare, from com- + signum sign, mark, seal; more at SIGN
Pronunciation : k&n-'sIn
Function : verb
Date : 1528
1. send, dispatch; commit, entrust, hand over. consign\con*sign"\ , v. i.
2. to submit; to surrender or yield one's self. [obs.] all lovers young, all lovers must consign to thee, and come to dust.
3. to yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce. [obs.] augment or alter and we'll consign thereto.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.].
4. 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.
5. to give in charge; to commit; to intrust. atrides, parting for the trojan war, consigned the youthful consort to his care. the four evangelists consigned to writing that history.
6. (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.
7. to assign; to devote; to set apart. the french commander consigned it to the use for which it was intended by the donor.
8. to stamp or impress; to affect. [obs.] consign my spirit with great fear. taylor.
9. 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.
10. To give in charge; to commit; to intrust.
11. To send or address 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.
12. To assign; to devote; to set apart.
13. To stamp or impress; to affect.
14. To submit; to surrender or yield one's self.
15. To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" commit forever; commit irrevocably send to an address.
16. 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 Malevich's works were consigned to the basements of Soviet museums.