Verb

(en verb)

(business) To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.

To entrust to the care of another.

* Alexander Pope

Atrides, parting for the Trojan war, / Consigned the youthful consort to his care.

To send to a final destination.

to consign the body to the grave

* Atterbury

At the day of general account, good men are to be consigned over to another state.

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To assign; to devote; to set apart.

* Dryden

The French commander consigned it to the use for which it was intended by the donor.

To stamp or impress; to affect.

* Jeremy Taylor

Consign my spirit with great fear.

Verb

To change with a specific direction, progress.

(ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.

* Owen

All insects acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed .

To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.

* Jowett (Thucyd)

We must develop our own resources to the utmost.

To create.

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To bring out images latent in photographic film.

To acquire something usually over a period of time.

(chess) To place one's pieces actively.

(snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.

(math) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.