consign.
To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
Meaning & usage
To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
To entrust to the care of another.
To send to a final destination.
to consign the body to the grave
To assign; to devote; to set apart.
To stamp or impress; to affect.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French consigner or directly from Latin cōnsignō (“furnish with a seal”), from con- + signō (“mark, sign”).
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