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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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
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