consign
consign Lexical Profile
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• verb
To deliver or hand over (something, especially goods or merchandise) into the care or custody of another person or agent, typically for transport or sale.
"The artist decided to consign several of her finest landscape paintings to a prestigious downtown gallery."
To assign, relegate, or dismiss (someone or something) permanently to an inferior, undesirable, or forgotten position or state.
"Modern digital streaming services have largely consigned physical video cassettes to the pages of history."
To set apart or earmark (funds, space, or time) for a specific purpose.
"The municipal council voted to consign a substantial portion of the annual budget to public library renovations."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French consigner, from Latin consignare ('to seal, register, or attest with a seal'), formed from com- ('together') and signare ('to mark or seal'), from signum ('mark, sign').
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