what does commit mean?
COMMIT as VERB
- Meaning
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
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- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one’’s talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
Hypernyms(s) commit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) commit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- cause to be admitted
- of persons to an institution
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- After the second episode, she had to be committed
- he was committed to prison
Hypernyms(s) commit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The messenger was entrusted with the general’’s secret
- I commit my soul to God
Hypernyms(s) commit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
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- perpetrate a crime
- pull a bank robbery
Hypernyms(s) commit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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