Consign

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

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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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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117 Moby Thesaurus words for "consign":
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      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