v.tr. (often foll. by to) 1 hand over; deliver to a person's possession or trust. 2 assign; commit decisively or permanently (consigned it to the dustbin; consigned to years of misery). 3 transmit or send (goods), usu. by a public carrier. consignee n. consignor n.
[ ME f. F consigner or L consignare mark with a seal (as com-, sign) ]