Con-sign'1, v. t.
(kon-sin'), v. t. [imp. & p. p. CONSIGNED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONSIGNING.] [Lat. consignare, to seal or sign, from con and signare, from signum, mark, sign, seal; Fr. consigner, Pr., Sp., & Pg. consignar, It. consignare, consegnare.] 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, at death the body is consigned 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 as a trust; to commit; to intrust. Atrides, parting for the Trojan war. Consigned the youthful consort to his care. Pope.
- (Com.) To give into the hands of an agent for superintendence, sale, &c.; as, to consign goods.
- To assign; to appropriate; 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. [Obs.] “Consign my spirit with great fear.” Bp. Taylor. Syn.—To commit; deliver; intrust; resign. See COMMIT.