assign: (1) to transfer (property) to another esp. in trust or for the benefit of creditors (2)
a to appoint to a post or duty
b prescribe (3) to fix authoritatively : specify (assign a limit) (4) to ascribe with assurance esp. as motive or reason.
consign: (1) to give over to another's care (2) to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another; also, to
assign as a destination or end (3) to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold.
I assign, and consign and co-sign and ensign and shmensign and when sin and then some, people who use dictionaries as if English is a dead language. This is settled. Both words work. I said so, it's my thread. nya nya nya.