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.
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.
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