VERB | social | commit, perpetrate, pull | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
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communication | commit, give, dedicate, consecrate, devote | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause | |
possession | commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge | cause to be admitted | |
possession | commit, entrust, intrust, trust, confide | confer a trust upon | |
possession | commit, invest, put, place | make an investment | |
social | commit, practice | engage in or perform |
Sounds | kahmih't | |
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Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... |
Meaning | Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They commit him to write the letter | |
Synonyms | perpetrate, pull | |
Narrower | make | carry out or commit |
recommit | commit once again, as of a crime | |
Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
Spanish | cometer, perpetrar | |
Catalan | cometre, perpetrar | |
Nouns | commission, committal | the act of committing a crime |
Meaning | Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
Example | "She committed herself to the work of God" | |
Synonyms | give, dedicate, consecrate, devote | |
Narrower | apply | apply oneself to |
rededicate | dedicate anew | |
vow, consecrate | dedicate to a deity by a vow | |
Broader | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ | put into service |
Similar to | give | offer in good faith |
sacrifice, give | endure the loss of | |
Spanish | comprometer, consagrarse, consagrar, dedicarse, dedicar | |
Catalan | consagrar-se, consagrar, dedicar-se, dedicar | |
Nouns | commitment | the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action |
Meaning | Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge | |
Narrower | hospitalize, hospitalise | Admit into a hospital / hospital |
Broader | transfer | Move from one place to another |
Spanish | enviar, ingresar, institucionalizar, internar | |
Catalan | enviar, ingressar, institucionalitzar, internar | |
Nouns | commitment, committal | the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) |
Meaning | confer a trust upon. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Example | "I commit my soul to God" | |
Synonyms | entrust, intrust, trust, confide | |
Narrower | commend | Give to in charge |
consign, charge | Give over to another for care or safekeeping | |
obligate | commit in order to fulfill an obligation | |
recommit | commit again | |
Broader | pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give | place into the hands or custody of |
Spanish | confiar, encargar | |
Catalan | confiar | |
Nouns | committee | a special group delegated to consider some matter |
Meaning | make an investment. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Synonyms | invest, put, place | |
Narrower | buy into | buy stocks or shares of a company |
fund | invest money in government securities | |
roll over | Re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security | |
shelter | invest (money) so that it is not taxable | |
speculate, job | invest at a risk | |
tie up | invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes | |
Broader | spend, expend, drop | pay out |
Opposite | divest, disinvest | Reduce or dispose of |
Spanish | colocar, invertir, investir | |
Catalan | invertir, investir | |
Nouns | commitment | an engagement by contract involving financial obligation |
Meaning | Engage in or perform. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "commit a random act of kindness" | |
Synonym | practice | |
Broader | prosecute, engage, pursue | carry out or participate in an activity |
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