consign
/kənˈsaɪn/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French consigner or directly from Latin cōnsignō (“furnish with a seal”), from con- + signō (“mark, sign”).
verb
- To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
- 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.”
- To send to a final destination.“to consign the body to the grave”
- 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[…]”
- 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[…]”