1 verb place, put TRANSITIVEcuir verb c m ufág verb c m uhe was consigned to the care of his grandmothercuireadh faoi chúram a sheanmháthar éthe children were consigned to foster carecuireadh na páistí faoi chúram altramathey're consigned to a life of povertyníl i ndán dóibh ach an bhochtaineacht2 verb reject, dismiss TRANSITIVEmy poor cake was consigned to the binsa bhosca bruscair a cuireadh mo cháca bochtthe whole idea was consigned to historyrinneadh dearmad ar an smaoineamh ar fadto consign sth to oblivionrud a ligean chun dearmaid, dearmad a dhéanamh ar rud3 verb BUS-ADM send by carrier TRANSITIVEcoinsínigh verb c m u4 verb to auction house etc TRANSITIVEseachaid verb c m ucoinsínigh verb c m uthe picture was consigned to the auction housecuireadh an pictiúr chuig an gceantálaí le díol