Definition of Consigns. Meaning of Consigns. Synonyms of Consigns

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Definition of Consigns

Consign
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.

Meaning of Consigns from wikipedia

- consignor with profit or loss belonging to the consignor only. A consignor who consigns goods to a consignee transfers only possession, not ownership, of the goods...
- Consign to Oblivion is the second studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, and was released in 2005. The song "Trois Vierges" features a guest...
- The Caisse des dépôts et consignations (French pronunciation: [kɛs de depo e kɔ̃siɲasjɔ̃], CDC, lit. 'Deposits and Consignments Fund') is an idiosyncratic...
- Peleus King of Phthia Peleus consigns Achilles to Chiron's care, white-ground lekythos by the Edinburgh Painter, c. 500 BC (National Archaeological Museum...
- 2016, it is state owned through investment arm Caisse des Dépots et Consignation du Sénégal. It is based at Blaise Diagne International Airport in Dakar...
- funeral', but can also be read in kun'yomi; 葬 (hōmuru, lit. 'to bury' or 'to consign to oblivion') and 送 (okuru, lit. 'to send' or 'to dispatch' or 'to take...
- Confiscation (from the Latin confiscatio "to consign to the fiscus, i.e. transfer to the treasury") is a legal form of seizure by a government or other...
- for drowning or shipwrecks in which the sailors' and ships' remains are consigned to the depths of the ocean (to be sent to Davy Jones' Locker). The origins...
- A consignee is a person or entity to which goods are consigned. In a contract of carriage, the consignee is the entity who is financially responsible...
- into rolling away from Sisyphus before he reached the top which ended up consigning Sisyphus to an eternity of useless efforts and unending frustration. Thus...