Main Entry: con·sign

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈsīn\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle French consigner, from Latin consignare, from com- + signum sign, mark, seal — more at sign

Date: 1528

transitive verb 1 : to give over to another's care
2 : 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 oblivion>
3 : to send or address to an agent to be cared for or soldintransitive verb obsolete : agree, submit

synonyms 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-\ noun