consign

[ kuhn-sahyn ]
/ kənˈsaɪn /

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to agree or assent.
Obsolete. to yield or submit.

Origin of consign

1400–50; late Middle English; apparently (< Middle French consigner) < Medieval Latin consignāre to mark with sign of cross, Latin: to mark with a seal. See con-, sign

SYNONYMS FOR consign

1 relegate, assign.
2 confide.

OTHER WORDS FROM consign

Words nearby consign

considerate, consideration, considered, considering, consigliere, consign, consignee, consignment, consignment store, consignor, consist

British Dictionary definitions for consignation

consign
/ (kənˈsaɪn) /

verb (mainly tr)

to hand over or give into the care or charge of another; entrust
to commit irrevocably he consigned the papers to the flames
to commit for admittance to consign someone to jail
to address or deliver (goods) for sale, disposal, etc it was consigned to his London address
(intr) obsolete to assent; agree

Derived forms of consign

consignable, adjective consignation, noun

Word Origin for consign

C15: from Old French consigner, from Latin consignāre to put one's seal to, sign, from signum mark, sign