To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, with the sense of fixedness in that state, or permanence of possession; as, to consign the body to the grave.

To send or address (by bill of lading or otherwise) to an agent or correspondent in another place, to be cared for or sold, or for the use of such correspondent; as, to consign a cargo or a ship; to consign goods.

send to an address

To leave an item of property in the custody of another. An item can be consigned to a transportation company, for example, for the purpose of transporting it from one place to another. The consignee is the person who receives the property and the consignor is the person who ships the property to the consignee. Ownership does not pass in the act of consignment.

To transfer to another?s custody or charge.

give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

To give in charge; to commit; to intrust.

commit forever; commit irrevocably

To submit; to surrender or yield one's self.

To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce.

and consignment – Transferring a work to an agent or retailer who then sells the work on behalf of the artist, taking a previously agreed commission as part of the transaction.

To assign; to devote; to set apart.

To stamp or impress; to affect.