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Meaning of 'consign' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Consign [ v. i.]
- To submit; to surrender or yield one's self.
- To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce.
2 . Consign [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To give in charge; to commit; to intrust.
- 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.
- To assign; to devote; to set apart.
- To stamp or impress; to affect.

Meaning of 'consign' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . consign [ v]
Meaning (1):
- give over to another for care or safekeeping
Example in sentence:
  • consign your baggage

Nearby Words:

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