consign
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consigns;
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consigning
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONSIGN
[+ object]
formal
1
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to put (someone) in a usually unpleasant place or situation
— + to
— often used figuratively
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Survivors described how they were consigned to labor camps.
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The accident left him consigned [=(more commonly) confined] to a wheelchair.
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When she first started working, she was consigned to a small, windowless office.
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He was consigned by fate to a life of poverty.
2
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to put (something that is not wanted or used) in a place where old things are stored or thrown away
— + to
— often used figuratively
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old clothes that have been consigned to the attic
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She consigned his letter to the wastebasket. [=she threw away his letter]
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a political movement that has been consigned to the dustbin of history [=a political movement that has been forgotten]
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His career has been consigned to a mere footnote in the history books.
3
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to send (something) to a person or place to be sold
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She consigned the painting to an auction house.
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The goods were consigned to him.
