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English verb: commit | |||
| 1. | commit (social) perform an act, usually with a negative connotation | ||
| Samples | Perpetrate a crime. Pull a bank robbery. | ||
| Examples | They commit him to write the letter | ||
| Synonyms | perpetrate, pull | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | make, recommit | ||
| 2. | commit (communication) give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause | ||
| Samples | She committed herself to the work of God. Give one's talents to a good cause. Consecrate your life to the church. | ||
| Synonyms | consecrate, dedicate, devote, give | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | apply, consecrate, rededicate, vow | ||
| Verb group | give, give, sacrifice | ||
| 3. | commit (possession) cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution | ||
| Samples | After the second episode, she had to be committed. He was committed to prison. | ||
| Synonyms | charge, institutionalise, institutionalize, send | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | transfer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hospitalise, hospitalize | ||
| 4. | commit (possession) confer a trust upon | ||
| Samples | The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret. I commit my soul to God. | ||
| Synonyms | confide, entrust, intrust, trust | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | charge, commend, consign, obligate, recommit | ||
| 5. | commit (possession) make an investment | ||
| Samples | Put money into bonds. | ||
| Synonyms | invest, place, put | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop, expend, spend | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buy into, fund, job, roll over, shelter, speculate, tie up | ||
| Antonyms | disinvest, divest | ||
| 6. | commit (social) engage in or perform | ||
| Samples | Practice safe sex. Commit a random act of kindness. | ||
| Synonyms | practice | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | engage, prosecute, pursue | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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