Consign (Verb)
Meaning 1
Commit forever; commit irrevocably.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The nation consigned its fascist past to the dustbin of history, choosing instead a path of democracy and human rights.
- She consigned her old habits to a lifetime of celibacy as a nun.
- His crimes against humanity would forever be consigned to a particular place in the darkest corners of human memory.
- By sending the ship and its crew to the bottom of the ocean, the storm essentially consigned them to an eternity of solitude.
- The young couple consigned their financial future to a life of thrift and prudence.
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Meaning 3
Give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.