consign

/kənˈsaɪn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French consigner or directly from Latin cōnsignō (“furnish with a seal”), from con- + signō (“mark, sign”).

verb

  1. To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
  2. To entrust to the care of another.“For virtue’s image yet poſſeſt her mind, / Taught by a maſter of the tuneful kind : / Atrides, parting for the Trojan war, / Conſign’d the youthful conſort to his care.”
  3. To send to a final destination.“to consign the body to the grave”
  4. To assign; to devote; to set apart.“The French commander, charmed with the greatneſs of your ſoul, accordingly conſign’d it [a donation] to the uſe for which it was intended by the donor[…]”
  5. To stamp or impress; to affect.“Ennoble my ſoul with great degrees of love to thee, and conſign my ſpirit with great fear, religion and veneration of thy holy name and laws[…]”