Another word for commit
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Verb
To be responsible for or guilty of (an error or crime)
- To be responsible for; commit:
To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance
- Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance:
- The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one:
- One in which confidence is placed.
- To consign to an inferior or obscure place, rank, category, or condition:
- To refer or assign (a matter or task, for example) for decision or action:
- (idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
- Alternative spelling of handover.
- To make a present of:
- To place in the hands of; pass:
- To deliver in exchange or recompense; pay:
- To give over (something) to another for care, protection, or performance:
- To give as a trust to (someone):
- To give over to the care or custody of another.
- To put in or assign to an unfavorable place, position, or condition:
- To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign:
- To tell (something) in confidence:
- To give as a responsibility or put into another's care:
- To disclose private matters in confidence:
- To express approval of; praise:
- To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend:
- To cause to be worthy of recommendation:
Idioms:See also:To place officially in confinement
- An amusing imitation or parody; a takeoff:
- To make into, treat as, or give the character of an institution to:
- To place (a person) in the care of an institution.
- To give over to the care or custody of another.
- To put in or assign to an unfavorable place, position, or condition:
- To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign:
See also:To be morally bound to do
- A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something:
- Something given or held as security to guarantee payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation.
- The condition of something thus given or held:
- To compel or constrain by a social, legal, or moral requirement.
- To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige:
- To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
- To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
- To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
- To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.
- To tie or secure, as with a rope or cord.
- To hold or restrain by tying with rope or bonds:
- To fasten or wrap by encircling, as with a belt or ribbon:
See also:
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Another word for commit
Verb
To perform
- Takeout.
- The process of doing or performing something:
- Something done or performed; a deed:
- Something done that has legal significance:
- To perform or execute; carry out:
- To fulfill the requirements of:
- To perform the tasks or behaviors typically associated with (something), especially as part of one's character or normal duties:
- To be responsible for; commit:
See also:To give in charge
- To put in or as if in prison; confine.
- To keep within bounds; restrict:
- To shut or keep in, especially to imprison.
- To restrict in movement:
- To make into, treat as, or give the character of an institution to:
- To place (a person) in the care of an institution.
- To take or carry from one place to another; transport.
- To serve as a medium of transmission for; transmit:
- To communicate or make known; impart:
- To appoint or authorize as an agent or representative.
- To assign (authority or duties) to another; delegate.
- The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty.
- The authority so granted.
- The matter or task so authorized:
- To obtain or contract for the services of; employ:
- To arrange for the use of; reserve:
- To pledge or promise, especially to marry:
- To appoint or serve as a deputy.
- To grant authority or power to.
- To give permission for (something); sanction:
- To cause to be conveyed by an intermediary to a destination:
- To dispatch, as by a communications medium:
- To direct to go on a mission:
- To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business.
- To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly:
- To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).
- To provide work to (someone) for pay:
- To engage the attention or activity of; occupy:
- To put (something) to use or service:
- To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority.
- To equip or supply with an ability; enable:
- To keep within certain limits; confine or limit:
- To inhibit or restrain; hold back:
- To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige:
- To compel or constrain by a social, legal, or moral requirement.
- To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige:
- To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
- To compel or require (someone) to do something, as by circumstance or legality:
- To make indebted or grateful:
- To do a service or favor for:
- To tie or secure, as with a rope or cord.
- To hold or restrain by tying with rope or bonds:
- To fasten or wrap by encircling, as with a belt or ribbon:
- A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something:
- Something given or held as security to guarantee payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation.
- The condition of something thus given or held:
- To require a person to do something (usually to appear in court).
- To imprison or place a person into a law enforcement officer’s physical custody for imprisonment to guarantee the person’s attendance at a judicial proceeding (usually a criminal trial). Also called binding over and bound over.
- To divide and assign according to a plan; allot:
- To set apart for a special purpose; designate:
- To distribute according to a plan; allot:
- To commit (money or capital) in order to gain a financial return:
- To spend or devote for future advantage or benefit:
- To devote morally or psychologically, as to a purpose; commit:
- To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
- To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
- To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.
- To parcel out; distribute or apportion:
- To assign as a portion; allocate:
- To select for a duty or office; appoint:
- To set apart for a particular purpose or place in a particular category; designate:
- To give out as a task; allot:
- To consign to an inferior or obscure place, rank, category, or condition:
- To refer or assign (a matter or task, for example) for decision or action:
- A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy or agent.
- A representative to a conference or convention.
- A member of a House of Delegates, the lower house of the Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia legislature.
- To give over to the care or custody of another.
- To put in or assign to an unfavorable place, position, or condition:
- To set apart, as for a special use or purpose; assign:
- To tell (something) in confidence:
- To give as a responsibility or put into another's care:
- To disclose private matters in confidence:
- To give over (something) to another for care, protection, or performance:
- To give as a trust to (someone):
Idioms:
Synonym Study
- Relegate implies assigning to a specific class, sphere, place, etc., esp. one of inferiority, and usually suggests the literal or figurative removal of something undesirable
- Consign suggests formal action in transferring something to another's possession or control
- Entrust and confide imply committal based on trust and confidence, with, confide sometimes also suggesting the private nature of what is entrusted
- Commit , the basic term here, implies the delivery of a person or thing into the charge or keeping of another
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