consigned; consigning; consigns
1
: to give over to another's care
… consign her single daughters to the care of their sister …—
Jane Austen
Jane Austen2
: to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another
also
: to commit especially to a final destination or fate
a writer consigned to oblivion
consign a body to the grave
3
: to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold
consigned the paintings for sale
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Examples of consign in a Sentence
She consigned the painting to an auction house.
The goods were consigned to him.
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Generally silent and consigned to decorative roles, Tinker Bell has nevertheless persisted as an icon of children's entertainment.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
In 1999, the jersey was consigned back to Grey Flannel Auctions and advertised for auction as a 1930 Ruth road uniform.
—Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Lasker, then nineteen, described how she had first been imprisoned on political grounds, then sent to Auschwitz, and finally consigned to Belsen.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
Rather than make our way toward the light to our eventual afterlife, we are consigned to dying again and again in increasingly bizarre ways.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
In 1999, the jersey was consigned back to Grey Flannel Auctions and advertised for auction as a 1930 Ruth road uniform.
—Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Lasker, then nineteen, described how she had first been imprisoned on political grounds, then sent to Auschwitz, and finally consigned to Belsen.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
Rather than make our way toward the light to our eventual afterlife, we are consigned to dying again and again in increasingly bizarre ways.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for consign
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“Consign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consign. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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