consign
to deliver or transfer something to someone's custody; to relegate to a specific fate or place
Word origin: From Latin consignare, to mark with a seal.
Consign in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing consign in a sentence.
The administration chose to consign the old policy documents to the archive rather than destroy them.
The committee voted to consign the failed proposal to the archives, where it was unlikely to be revisited.
Using “consign” well
Consign can mean simply to hand over for safekeeping, as in entrust, but it often carries a tone of finality when paired with an undesirable fate, as in relegate. Context determines which sense is in play.
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