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consign

/kənˈsaɪn/

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verb

-signs; -signed; -signing

[+ obj] formal

to put (someone) in a usually unpleasant place or situation - + to

Survivors described how they were consigned to labor camps.

The accident left him consigned [=(more commonly) confined] to a wheelchair.

When she first started working, she was consigned to a small, windowless office. - often used figuratively

He was consigned by fate to a life of poverty.

to put (something that is not wanted or used) in a place where old things are stored or thrown away - + to

old clothes that have been consigned to the attic

She consigned his letter to the wastebasket. [=she threw away his letter] - often used figuratively

a political movement that has been consigned to the dustbin of history [=a political movement that has been forgotten]

His career has been consigned to a mere footnote in the history books.

to send (something) to a person or place to be sold

She consigned the painting to an auction house.

The goods were consigned to him.

* Các từ tương tự:
consignment, consignment store