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The synonyms of “Consign” are: charge, assign, allocate, place, put, entrust, grant, remit, hand down, bequeath, send, send off, dispatch, transmit, transfer, convey, post, mail, ship, deliver, hand over, give over, turn over, sentence, deposit, commit, put away, banish, relegate
Consign as a Verb
Definitions of "Consign" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “consign” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- Give over to another for care or safekeeping.
- Send (goods) by a public carrier.
- Commit forever; commit irrevocably.
- Send to an address.
- Deliver (something) to a person's keeping.
- Put someone or something in (a place) in order to be rid of it or them.
Synonyms of "Consign" as a verb (29 Words)
allocate | Distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose. Students are allocated accommodation on a yearly basis. |
assign | Give an assignment to a person to a post or assign a task to a person. The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class. |
banish | Get rid of (something unwanted. All thoughts of romance were banished from her head. |
bequeath | Leave or give by will after one’s death. He ditched the unpopular policies bequeathed to him. |
charge | Enter a certain amount as a charge. Will I get charged for this service. |
commit | Refer a parliamentary or legislative bill to a committee. They were reluctant to commit themselves to an opinion. |
convey | Transmit a title or property. She conveyed the message to me. |
deliver | Bring to a destination make a delivery. We ll deliver direct to your door. |
deposit | Lay (an egg. He deposited a pile of school books on the kitchen table. |
dispatch | Kill without delay. The Welsh team were dispatched comfortably by the opposition. |
entrust | Put into the care or protection of someone. The messenger was entrusted with the general s secret. |
give over | Move in order to make room for someone for something. |
grant | Be willing to concede. They will grant you asylum. |
hand down | Place into the hands or custody of. |
hand over | Guide or conduct or usher somewhere. |
Send someone email. I ll mail you the paper when it s written. | |
place | Take a place in a competition often followed by an ordinal. The children were placed with foster parents. |
post | Assign to a post put into a post. I ll post an article next week revealing the results of the poll. |
put | Put into a certain place or abstract location. Put your ideas in writing. |
put away | Put into a certain place or abstract location. |
relegate | Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank. United were relegated to division two. |
remit | Consign again to a previous state. The movers refused Mr Tierney s request to remit the motion. |
send | Send a message or letter. It s the spectacle and music that send us not the words. |
send off | Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution. |
sentence | Pronounce a sentence on somebody in a court of law. Ten army officers were sentenced to life imprisonment. |
ship | Transport goods or people on a ship. Jack you shipped with the Admiral once didn t you. |
transfer | Transfer from one place or period to another. Between Latin and English the sense was transferred from the inhabitants to the place. |
transmit | Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission. Sexually transmitted diseases. |
turn over | To break and turn over earth especially with a plow. |
Usage Examples of "Consign" as a verb
- Consign your baggage.
- She consigned the letter to the waste-paper basket.
- The package was consigned by a famous sporting goods company.
- He consigned three paintings to Sotheby's.
Associations of "Consign" (30 Words)
admirer | Someone who admires a young woman. She had many admirers. |
allegiance | The loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign. Those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic. |
benedict | United States anthropologist (1887-1948. |
chastity | Morality with respect to sexual relations. Vows of chastity. |
commit | Refer a parliamentary or legislative bill to a committee. She committed herself to the work of God. |
committed | Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship. Committed church members. |
consecrate | Appoint to a clerical posts. A life consecrated to science. |
dedicate | Formally open or unveil (a building or monument. Today the President dedicates the new Second World War memorial in Washington. |
dedicated | Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose. A dedicated high speed rail link from the Channel Tunnel. |
dedication | An inscription or form of words dedicating a building, book, etc. to a person or deity. The hardback edition contained a fulsome dedication to his wife. |
devote | Dedicate. I wanted to devote more time to my family. |
devotion | Feelings of ardent love. She was the epitome of wifely devotion. |
faith | Strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof. He lost his faith but not his morality. |
holy | Morally and spiritually excellent. Saints and holy men. |
loyalty | Feelings of allegiance. They felt no loyalty to a losing team. |
oblation | The act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity. Oblations for aid to the poor. |
offering | The verbal act of offering. Everyone transported their offerings to the bring and buy stall. |
passionately | With passion. He fell passionately in love with her. |
patricide | A person who kills their father. |
perjury | The offence of wilfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath. He claimed two witnesses at his trial had committed perjury. |
piety | The quality of being religious or reverent. Acts of piety and charity. |
pour | Pour out. She poured a little whisky into a glass. |
sacred | Made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use. A private office sacred to the President. |
sacrifice | Make a sacrifice of in religious rituals. He sacrificed his queen on the 34th move. |
sanctify | Set apart as or declare holy; consecrate. A small shrine was built to sanctify the site. |
sanctity | The quality of being holy. The sanctity of human life. |
votary | A priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult. A votary of Aphrodite. |
votive | An object offered in fulfilment of a vow, such as a candle used as a vigil light. Votive offerings. |
vow | Dedicate to a deity by a vow. Never again he vowed. |
wholehearted | With unconditional and enthusiastic devotion. You have my wholehearted support. |