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commit
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")
Grep of noun commit
commitment
committal
committal service
committal to memory
committal to writing
committedness
committee
committee for state security
committee meeting
committee member
committeeman
committeewoman
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
Grep of adj commit
committed
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