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consign - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" |
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charge |
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intrust,
confide,
entrust,
commit,
trust reveal in private; tell confidentially
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pledge promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife"
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pawn,
hock,
soak leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
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check make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
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check make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
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consign - commit forever; commit irrevocably |
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abandon stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
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consign - send to an address |
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deliver deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
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