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Consigned vs Endowed - What's the difference?

consigned | endowed |

As verbs the difference between consigned and endowed

is that consigned is (consign) while endowed is (endow).

As an adjective endowed is

pertaining to an endowment, as with an endowed chair at a university.

consigned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (consign)
  • Anagrams

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    consign

    English

    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.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=December 15 , author=Felicity Cloake , title=How to cook the perfect nut roast , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=If there's such a thing as pariah food – a recipe shunned by mainstream menus, mocked to near extinction and consigned to niche hinterlands for evermore – then the nut roast, a dish whose very name has become a watchword for sawdusty disappointment, is surely a strong contender.}}
  • 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.

    Derived terms

    * consignation * consignee * consigner * consignment * consignor

    Usage notes

    See usage note for commit.

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    endowed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (endow)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to an endowment, as with an endowed chair at a university.
  • Derived terms

    * well-endowed