| 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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