consign
verb (formal)- consign somebody/something to something
to put somebody/something somewhere in order to get rid of them/it （为摆脱而）把…置于，把…交付给 - consign somebody/something to something
to put somebody/something in an unpleasant situation 把…置于（令人不快的境地）；打发；发落 The decision to close the factory has consigned 6 000 people to the scrapheap. 关闭那家工厂的决定使 6 000 人遭到了遗弃。 A car accident consigned him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. 一次车祸使他落得在轮椅上度过余生。
- consign something to somebody
to give or send something to somebody 交给；交付；寄送
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘mark with the sign of the cross’, especially at baptism or confirmation, as a sign of dedication to God): from French consigner or Latin consignare ‘mark with a seal’.