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consignverb to cause to go or be taken from one place to anotherconsigned the prisoner to the dungeon dispatch, pack (off), send, ship, shoot, transfer, transmit, transport convey, deliver, hand over, pass, renderadvance, drop, launchaddress, forwardexport, importbestow, contribute, donate, give, presentresend, return accept, receive acquire, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, obtain, procure, secure to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of anotherthe deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor commend, commit, confide, delegate, deliver, entrust(also intrust), give, give over, hand, hand over, leave, pass, recommend, repose, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest confer, grantassign, deal (out), dispense, disperse, distribute, dividehand in, release, relinquish, submit, surrender, turn in, yieldbequeath, hand down, hand on, willadvance, lend, loanfurnish, supplyrecommit, redeliver, retransfer, retransmit hold, keep, retain detain, hold back, reserve, withholdown, possessaccept, receive, take inoccupy, take, take over commit, entrust, confide, consign, relegate mean to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose.commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody.committed the felon to prison entrust implies committing with trust and confidence.the president is entrusted with broad powers confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance.confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality.consigned the damaging notes to the fire relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of.relegated to an obscure position in the company in 1528 |