consigned
simple past tense and past participle of consign
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Source: Wiktionary
Con*sign", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Consigned 3; p.pr. & vb.n. Consigning.] Etym: [F. consigner, L. consignare, -signatu,, to seal or sign; con- + signare, fr. signum mark. See Sign.]
1. To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, with the sense of fixedness in that state, or permanence of possession; as, to consign the body to the grave. At the day of general account, good men are to be consigned over to another state. Atterbury.
2. To give in charge; to commit; to intrust. Atrides, parting for the Trojan war, Consigned the youthful consort to his care. Pope. The four evangelists consigned to writing that history. Addison.
3. (Com.)
Definition: To send or address (by bill of lading or otherwise) to an agent or correspondent in another place, to be cared for or sold, or for the use of such correspondent; as, to cosign a cargo or a ship; to set apart.
4. To assign; to devote; to set apart. The French commander consigned it to the use for which it was intended by the donor. Dryden.
5. To stamp or impress; to affect. [Obs.] Consign my spirit with great fear. Jer. Taylor.
Syn.
– To commit; deliver; intrust; resign. See Commit.
Con*sign", v. i.
1. To submit; to surrender or yield one's self. [Obs.] All lovers young, all lovers must Consign to thee, and come to dust. Shak.
2. To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce. [Obs.] Augment or alter . . . And we'll consign thereto. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 May 2024
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