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Synonyms
con·sign (kən-sīń)

[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).]

verb: -signed, -sign·ing, -signs. 

transitive verb 

  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

intransitive verb 

Obsolete
To submit; consent.

derivatives

con·sigńa·ble
adjective
cońsig·nátion
noun
con·siǵnor
noun