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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycon·sign \kən-ˈsīn\ verb ETYMOLOGY Middle French consigner, from Latin consignare,from com- + signum sign, mark, seal — more at sign DATE 1528transitive verb1. to give over to another's care2. to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another; also : to commit especially to a final destination or fate a writer consigned to oblivion3. to send or address to an agent to be cared for or soldintransitive verbobsolete : agree, submitSynonyms: see commit• con·sign·able \-ˈsī-nə-bəl\ adjective• con·sig·na·tion \ˌkän-ˌsī-ˈnā-shən, ˌkän(t)-sig-\ noun• con·sign·or \ˌkän-ˌsī-ˈnȯr, kən-\ nounEnglish Etymologyconsign c.1430, from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. consigner, from L. consignare "to seal, register," originally "to mark with a sign," from com- "together" + signare "to sign, mark," from signum "sign." Originally "to ratify by a sign or seal;" commercial sense is from 1650s. Related: Consignee (1789); consignor (1789).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7consigncon·sign / kEn5sain / verb[VN] (formal) 1. ~ sb / sth to sth to put sb / sth somewhere in order to get rid of them / it (为摆脱而)把…置于,把…交付给: I consigned her letter to the waste basket. 我把她的信丢进了废纸篓。 What I didn't want was to see my mother consigned to an old people's home. 我所不愿意的是看到我母亲被送进养老院。 2. ~ sb / sth to sth to put sb / sth in an unpleasant situation 把…置于(令人不快的境地)；打发；发落: The decision to close the factory has consigned 6 000 people to the scrap heap. 关闭那家工厂的决定使 6 000 人遭到了遗弃。 A car accident consigned him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. 一次车祸使他落得在轮椅上度过余生。 3. to give or send sth to sb 交给；交付；寄送Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: COMMIT 1, commend, confide, entrust, hand over, relegate, turn over Related Words: resign, surrender, yield 2 Synonyms: SEND 1, address, dispatch, forward, remit, route, ship, transmitWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedcon·sign\kənˈsīn\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle French consigner, from Latin consignare to seal, vouch for, sign, from com- + signare to mark, seal, from signum mark, sign — more at signtransitive verb1. obsolete a. : to place a seal or sign upon b. [Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French consigner, from Late Latin consignare, from Latin] : to make the sign of the cross on or for (as at baptism or confirmation) : confirm2. archaic : to attest or confirm (as a truth, fact, promise) by some sign or token < a pact consigned by holy oaths >3. : to give over to another's charge, custody, or care :commission, entrust < consign her single daughters to the care of their sister — Jane Austen > < in spite of the thankless tasks consigned to him — Times Literary Supplement >4. : to give, transfer, or deliver over by or as if by signing over especially into the possession of another or into a lasting state :commit in a formal or solemn manner < consign a body to the grave > < after a death they consigned the name of the deceased to oblivion, and never mentioned it again — J.G.Frazer > < consign a letter to the flames >5. : to make a legal consignation or deposit of (as money) in making a tender of payment or in surrendering money to abide the determination of the rights of competing claimants6. : to send or address to an agent in another place to be cared for or sold or for the use of such agent < consign a ship > < consign goods >intransitive verbobsolete : subscribe, agree, submit < heaven consigning to my good intents — Shakespeare >Synonyms: see commit

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