consign

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to hand something or... charge entrust

Word family

Forms consignedconsigningconsigns

Derived forms consignableconsignationconsigneeconsignerconsignment consignorpreconsignreconsignunconsigned

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French consigner or directly from Latin cōnsignō (“furnish with a seal”), from con- + signō (“mark, sign”).

consigner Middle French cōnsignō Latin

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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