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Meanings of consign in inglés

portugués
consignar
catalán
consignar

Give over to another for care or safekeeping.

consignar
Usage of consign in inglés
1
I hope we will be able to consign these institutions to history.
Radio NZ
2
Or just consign him even more brutally to an honourable second place?
The Guardian
3
He was able to consign many carloads of grain in a season.
Deep Furrows
4
HIS list selects those whom we may prudently consign to the law.
Zanoni
5
You keep the bliss of ignorance-andconsign our fates to fickle chance.
Cold Days
6
The waves will murmuringly receive him, and consign him to their depths.
Mohammed Ali and His House
7
Doctor, I must consign Miss Dupres to your care till I return.
Beulah
8
We'll be there to urge the government to consign period poverty to history.
The Guardian
9
Do you really think I wish to consign my family to the beyond?
The Naked God
10
Nothing now remains but to consign to the Grave the ashes of Beatrice.
The Monk: A Romance
11
I sent them into a major auction house to consign them.
Wired
12
His parents felt they had to consign him to medical supervision.
A dark matter
13
Should we consign the WDR 2004 to the scrapheap of once influential reports?
The Guardian
14
There's still time to consign items but closing dates are imminent.
The Irish Times
15
You must consign one column to the playful comments and witticisms of Savarin.
The Parisians — Volume 05
16
Would we attend a church whose sacred texts consign Latinos to inferior roles?
The Guardian
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Translations for consign
portugués
consignar
Consign through the time
Consign across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common