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Present participle for to entrust into the possession of safekeeping of someone
“The laws of society consign power to persons only on certain conditions.”
Present participle for to send (goods) to a particular person or destination
“We next called on a merchant to consign the package from Damascus to my agents in London.”
Present participle for to confine or imprison
“The effect of this was to consign him to prison for the term of ten years.”
Present participle for to put someone or something in (a place) in order to be rid of it or them
“Administrators have decided to consign many of his works to the basements of museums.”
Present participle for to commit or set apart for a particular purpose
Present participle for to assign to someone or for a particular purpose
Present participle for to consign or destine someone to a given fate, typically undesirable
Present participle for to put away or aside (for later use)
Present participle for to assign to a particular class or category
Present participle for to exile, banish, remove, or send away
Present participle for to hope for, or aspire to, a goal or dream
Present participle for to attribute or ascribe a property, quality or value to someone or something
Present participle for to issue, establish or apply as a charge, fine or penalty
An act of assigning or entrusting something to someone
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