consign

Meaning

Verb

• To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
• To entrust to the care of another.
• To send to a final destination.
• To assign; to devote; to set apart.
• To stamp or impress; to affect.

Origin

• Borrowed from Middle French consigner or directly from Latin cōnsignō ("furnish with a seal"), from con- + signō.