consign

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of CONSIGN

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another <consigned the prisoner to the dungeon>

Synonyms consign, dispatch, pack (off), ship, shoot, transfer, transmit, transport

Related Words convey, deliver, hand over, pass, render; advance, drop, launch; address, forward; export, import; bestow, contribute, donate, give, present; resend, return

Near Antonyms acquire, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, obtain, procure, secure

Antonyms accept, receive

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another <the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor>

Synonyms commend, commit, confide, consign, delegate, deliver, entrust (also intrust), give over, hand, hand over, leave, pass, recommend, repose, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest

Near Antonyms detain, hold back, reserve, withhold; own, possess; accept, receive, take in; occupy, take, take over

Antonyms hold, keep, retain

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