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Word: Consign
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘mark with the sign of the cross’, especially at baptism or confirmation, as a sign of dedication to God): from French consigner or Latin consignare ‘mark with a seal’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈsʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
deliver (something) to a person's keeping
Short Definition:deliver something to person's keeping
Examples:- he consigned three paintings to Sotheby's
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