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Supplies or distributes for use
To entrust into the possession of safekeeping of someone
“The laws of society consign power to persons only on certain conditions.”
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.”
To confine or imprison
“The effect of this was to consign him to prison for the term of ten years.”
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.”
To commit or set apart for a particular purpose
To consign or destine someone to a given fate, typically undesirable
To put away or aside (for later use)
To assign to a particular class or category
To exile, banish, remove, or send away
To hope for, or aspire to, a goal or dream
To attribute or ascribe a property, quality or value to someone or something
To issue, establish or apply as a charge, fine or penalty
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