Consign

Pronunciation: /kənˈsaɪn/

Consign (verb)

  1. to send goods to someone, usually for selling.
  2. to give someone responsibility for something.
  3. to put someone or something in an unpleasant situation or place.

Examples

  • The company will consign the products to the distributor.
  • They decided to consign the shipment by air.

Common collocations: consign goods, consign to a carrier, consign responsibility, consign a task, consign to oblivion

Synonyms of Consign

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Consign

  • when keeping possession or control
  • when deliberately not giving