Part 2307

<hw>Con*sid"er*a*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Considerate; careful; thoughtful.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<blockquote>I love to be <b>considerative</b>. <i>B. Jonson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Considerator</h1> <Xpage=307>

<hw>Con*sid"er*a`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who considers.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Considerer</h1> <Xpage=307>

<hw>Con*sid"er*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who considers; a man of reflection; a thinker.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Consideringly</h1> <Xpage=307>

<hw>Con*sid"er*ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With consideration or deliberation.</def>

<h1>Consign</h1> <Xpage=307>

<hw>Con*sign"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p.p.</tt> <er>Consigned</er> 3; <tt>p.pr. & vb.n.</tt> <er>Consigning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>consigner</ets>, L. <ets>consignare</ets>, <ets>-signatu</ets>,, to seal or sign; <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>signare</ets>, fr. <ets>signum</ets> mark. See <er>Sign</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>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>as, to <ex>consign</ex> the body to the grave</as>.</def>

<blockquote>At the day of general account, good men are to be <b>consigned</b> over to another state. <i>Atterbury.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To give in charge; to commit; to intrust.</def>

<blockquote>Atrides, parting for the Trojan war, <b>Consigned</b> the youthful consort to his care. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The four evangelists <b>consigned</b> to writing that history. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>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>as, to <ex>cosign</ex> a cargo or a ship</as>; to set apart.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To assign; to devote; to set apart.</def>

<blockquote>The French commander <b>consigned</b> it to the use for which it was intended by the donor. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>To stamp or impress; to affect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote><b>Consign</b> my spirit with great fear. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To commit; deliver; intrust; resign. See <er>Commit</er>.</syn>

<h1>Consign</h1> <Xpage=307>

<hw>Con*sign"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To submit; to surrender or yield one's self.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>All lovers young, all lovers must <b>Consign</b> to thee, and come to dust. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Augment or alter . . . And we'll <b>consign</b> thereto. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Consignatary</h1> <Xpage=307>