consign

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  1. transitive verb To give over to the care of another; entrust.
  2. transitive verb To turn over permanently to another's charge or to a lasting condition; commit irrevocably: "Their desponding imaginations had already consigned him to a watery grave” (William Hickling Prescott).
  3. transitive verb To deliver (merchandise, for example) for custody or sale.
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  • I never disputed the order, and yet the consign was very dangerous, inasmuch as we had at that time no truce nor peace, neither with the men of Egypt nor with those of Damascus. —  The Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville
  • A French guard of honour was stationed at the church of the tutelary apostle: and “Respect for Januarius,” adopted as the consign of their army. —  The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Vol. II
  • A rational, benevolent God was unitarian not trinitarian and wouldn't consign anyone to Hell for eternity. —  jonrowe.blogspot.com
  • They talk up social justice, yet consign millions to welfare dependency. —  Burning our money
  • So you've decidied to get yourself a cool broadband connection and are wondering what fun things you can do with it now that you are about to consign your dusty old dial up connection into the dustbin of history .... here are my top ten sugge ... —  We Blog A Lot
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English consignen, to certify by seal, from Old French consigner, from Latin cōnsignāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + signāre, to mark (from signum, mark; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots).

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  1. = Dutch konsigneren = German consigniren = Danish konsignere = Swedish konsignera, from French consigner, consign, present, deliver, Old French seal, attest, = Sp, Portuguese consignar = Italian conscgnare, from Latin consignare, seal, sign, attest, register, record, Middle Latin also deliver, from com-, together, + signare, sign, mark: see sign.
 

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