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Overview of verb commit
The verb commit has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (12) perpetrate, commit, pull -- (perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery")
2. (12) give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote -- (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church")
3. (3) commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge -- (cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison")
4. (1) entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit -- (confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God")
5. (1) invest, put, commit, place -- (make an investment; "Put money into bonds")
Overview of adj committed
The adj committed has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) committed -- (bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude; "committed church members"; "a committed Marxist")
2. attached, committed -- (associated in an exclusive sexual relationship)
Grep of noun committed
committedness
Antonyms of verb commit
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb commit
5 senses of commit
Sense 1
perpetrate, commit, pull
=> act, move
Sense 2
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
=> use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sense 3
commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 4
entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
=> pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
=> transfer
Sense 5
invest, put, commit, place
=> spend, expend, drop
=> pay
=> give
=> transfer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb commit
5 senses of commit
Sense 1
perpetrate, commit, pull
=> make
=> recommit
Sense 2
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
=> vow, consecrate
=> rededicate
=> apply
Sense 3
commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
=> hospitalize, hospitalise
Sense 4
entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
=> commend
=> consign, charge
=> recommit
=> obligate
Sense 5
invest, put, commit, place
=> fund
=> roll over
=> shelter
=> tie up
=> speculate, job
=> buy into
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb commit
5 senses of commit
Sense 1
perpetrate, commit, pull
=> act, move
Sense 2
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
=> use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sense 3
commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
=> transfer
Sense 4
entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
=> pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
Sense 5
invest, put, commit, place
=> spend, expend, drop
'Cause To' of verb commit
Derived Forms of verb commit
5 senses of commit
Sense 1
perpetrate, commit, pull
RELATED TO>(noun) commission#8
=> perpetration, commission, committal
RELATED TO>(noun) committal#2
=> perpetration, commission, committal
Sense 2
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
RELATED TO>(noun) commitment#2
=> commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication
Sense 3
commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
RELATED TO>(noun) commitment#5
=> commitment, committal, consignment
RELATED TO>(noun) committal#1
=> commitment, committal, consignment
Sense 4
entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
RELATED TO>(noun) committee#1
=> committee, commission
Sense 5
invest, put, commit, place
RELATED TO>(noun) commitment#3
=> commitment
Domain of verb commit
Domain Terms of verb commit
Familiarity of verb commit
commit used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb commit
5 senses of commit
Sense 1
perpetrate, commit, pull
EX: They commit him to write the letter
Sense 2
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
*> Somebody ----s somebody something
*> Somebody ----s something to somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sense 3
commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sense 4
entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
*> Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sense 5
invest, put, commit, place
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb commit
5 senses of commit
Sense 1
perpetrate, commit, pull
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 2
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
> use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
=> give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
=> play
=> play
=> pull out all the stops
=> put, assign
=> ply
=> address
=> waste
=> misapply, misuse
=> avail
=> overuse, overdrive
=> cannibalize, cannibalise
=> recycle, reprocess, reuse
=> exploit, work
=> exploit, tap
=> strain, extend
=> exert, exercise
=> enjoy
=> take
=> share
=> work, put to work
=> implement
=> fall back, resort, recur
Sense 3
commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
> transfer
=> mail, post, send
=> send, get off, send off
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> offset
=> port
=> offload
=> post, carry
=> FTP
=> spool
=> download
=> upload
=> commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
=> translocate
Sense 4
entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
> pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
=> give
=> slip, sneak
=> deal
=> hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, get in, deliver, render
=> release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
=> entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
=> entrust, leave
Sense 5
invest, put, commit, place
> spend, expend, drop
=> consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
=> afford
=> blow
=> wanton, wanton away, trifle away
=> underspend
=> misspend
=> penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime
=> invest, put, commit, place
=> save, economize, economise
=> lay out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb commit
Sense 1
perpetrate, commit, pull
=> act, move
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Sense 2
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
=> use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
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Sense 3
commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
=> transfer
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Sense 4
entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
=> pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
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Sense 5
invest, put, commit, place
=> spend, expend, drop
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Grep of verb commit
commit
commit suicide
recommit
Antonyms of adj committed
2 senses of committed
Sense 1
committed (vs. uncommitted)
uncommitted (vs. committed)
=> fancy-free
=> floating(prenominal)
=> undecided
Sense 2
attached (vs. unattached), committed
Similarity of adj committed
2 senses of committed
Sense 1
committed (vs. uncommitted)
=> bound up, wrapped up
=> pledged, sworn
Sense 2
attached (vs. unattached), committed
=> affianced, bespoken, betrothed, engaged, pledged
=> intended
=> involved
Also See> loving#1
Pertainyms of adj committed
Attributes of adj committed
Domain of adj committed
Domain Terms of adj committed
Familiarity of adj committed
committed used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj committed
committed
uncommitted
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