Consign \Con*sign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Consigned} 3; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consigning}.] [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.) 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 consign a cargo or a ship; to consign goods.
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}.
Consign \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.
A once expressive actress - remember Polanski's Repulsion? - is now cast forever as the First Lady of French cinema. If Hollywood had a star as inanimate as this, they would consign her to stand-in work for the Columbia torch lady.
Roger Stiles of Fine Art Investments, a small art dealer and consultant, says: 'A lot of Names are very reluctant to consign their works to an auction.
Few sellers are prepared to willingly consign their paintings to the auction rooms while the global recession still exercises some grip, and there are few desperate buyers.
Texaco wanted Mr. Icahn to drop the proxy-fight threat and, if possible, submit to a "standstill" agreement, under which he would consign himself to the role of a passive investor.
To demand the expansion of the welfare system, instead of its elimination, is to consign the underclass to permanent darkness.
Jefferson also guaranteed that the Secretary of War would consign Eaton 1,000 rifles from Army stores.