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consign sb/sth to sth
— Phrasal Verb with consign /kənˈsaɪn/ verbDefinition
formal
› to get rid of someone or something or to put them in an unpleasant place or situation: They were consigned to a life of poverty.
(Definition of consign sb/sth to sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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