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consign

[kuhn-sahyn] / kənˈsaɪn /
VERB
entrust, hand over for care
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assign relegate turn over
STRONG
address appoint authorize commission commit confide convey delegate deliver dispatch forward give issue remit route send ship transfer transmit
WEAK
commend to deposit with put in charge of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
keep
STRONG
cease conceal hold maintain receive refrain reject retain stop suppress take withhold

Example Sentences

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Never mind the state’s environmental laws that consign building projects to purgatory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

In July 2023, Schneider agreed to consign his hat to Heritage and the item was given a value of $200,000 for insurance purposes, according to his lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

This isn’t to consign Richman to pop’s deep bin of one-hit wonders.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2024

The originator of the concept, Snapchat, started out as a simple photo-sharing app that promised to consign your private visual messages after just a few seconds each.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2024

A three-mile comet!—it was exactly the sort of extravagant notion that the whitecoats sought to consign to the historical dustbin.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.