consign C2 Topic:Shopping & Services US /kənˈsaɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #50196 Meanings 1 verb To hand something or someone over to another's care or keeping. She consigned the children to their grandmother for the weekend. 2 verb To send goods somewhere, usually for sale or transport. The factory consigned the furniture to a shop in the city. 3 verb To put someone or something into an unwanted or final state. The report was consigned to a drawer and never read again. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to hand something or... chargeentrust Word family Forms consignedconsigningconsigns Derived forms consignableconsignationconsigneeconsignerconsignmentconsignorpreconsignreconsignunconsigned Etymology AI details Borrowed from Middle French consigner or directly from Latin cōnsignō (“furnish with a seal”), from con- + signō (“mark, sign”). consigner Middle French cōnsignō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Shopping & Services External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # consign **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kənˈsaɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 50196 ## Meanings 1. To hand something or someone over to another's care or keeping. 2. To send goods somewhere, usually for sale or transport. 3. To put someone or something into an unwanted or final state. ## Examples - She consigned the children to their grandmother for the weekend. - The factory consigned the furniture to a shop in the city. - The report was consigned to a drawer and never read again. ## Derived Forms - consignable - consignation - consignee - consigner - consignment - consignor - preconsign - reconsign - unconsigned ## Roots and Affixes - Root: consigner - Root: cōnsignō ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French consigner or directly from Latin cōnsignō (“furnish with a seal”), from con- + signō (“mark, sign”). ## AI Etymology Consign is borrowed from Middle French consigner or directly from Latin cōnsignō (“furnish with a seal”), from con- + signō (“mark, sign”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include consigner (Middle French) and cōnsignō (Latin). Current senses include to hand something or someone over to another's care or keeping, to send goods somewhere, usually for sale or transport, and to put someone or something into an unwanted or final state. The wider family includes derived forms such as consignable, consignation, consignee, consigner, and consignment. ## Topics - Shopping & Services markdown