consign something to one
1put something behind one — CONSIGN TO THE PAST, put down to experience, regard as water under the bridge, forget about, ignore. → behind * * * put something behind one To resign something (usu unpleasant) to the past and consider it finished • • • Main Entry: ↑behind * * * …
2put something behind one — they put last night s loss to the Orioles behind them Syn: consign to the past, put down to experience, regard as water under the bridge, forget about, ignore …
3consign — verb (T) formal 1 to put someone or something somewhere, especially in order to get rid of them: consign sb/sth to: I consigned his letter to the dustbin. | She preferred to take care of her mother at home, rather than consigning her to… …
4consign — con|sign [kənˈsaın] v [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: consigner, from Latin consignare, from com ( COM ) + signum mark, seal ] [T] formal to send something somewhere, especially in order to sell it consign to [consign sb/sth to sth] phr v 1.) …
5transfer — trans·fer 1 /trans fər, trans ˌfər/ vt trans·ferred, trans·fer·ring: to cause a transfer of trans·fer·abil·i·ty /trans ˌfər ə bi lə tē, ˌtrans fər / n trans·fer·able also trans·fer·ra·ble /trans fər ə bəl/ adj trans·fer·or /trans fər ȯr, tr …
6give — verb (past gave; past participle given) (usu. give something to or give someone something) 1》 freely transfer the possession of; cause to receive or have. ↘communicate or impart (a message). ↘commit, consign, or entrust. ↘cause to… …
7transmit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. send, transfer, convey, forward, post, mail, wire, telegraph; impart, hand down; admit, conduct; emit, broadcast, communicate. See transportation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To send] Syn. dispatch,… …
8bequeath — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. grant, hand down, pass on, will; see give 1 , leave 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. leave, will, consign, hand over, bestow, impart, endow, give. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. Law. To give (property) to another… …
9commit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. perpetrate, perform, do; refer, consign, entrust; confide, commend; take into custody, confine. See action, commission, lawsuit, promise. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To perform] Syn. perpetrate, do, act …
10international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
