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- pronunciation:
- k
mIt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
commits, committing, committed |
| definition 1: |
to do; perform.
He committed a crime.- synonyms:
- do, perform
- similar words:
- execute
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| definition 2: |
to dedicate, devote or pledge.
She committed herself to helping the poor.- synonyms:
- pledge
- similar words:
- bind, promise, undertake, vow
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| definition 3: |
to put under the care or control of a person or institution, such as a prison or mental hospital.
They committed him to the mental hospital.- synonyms:
- confine
- similar words:
- hospitalize
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| related words: |
check, dedicate, devote, engage, entrust, grant, oblige, pawn, trust |
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| derivation: |
committed (adj.) |
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