commit
Promise to act
Commit means to carry out or perform, usually something consequential: commit a crime, commit an act of violence.
To commit to something is to pledge yourself to it: She committed to the project.
To commit someone is to place them in confinement, especially psychiatric care.
In computing, to commit is to save changes permanently to a database or repository.
A committed person is dedicated or obligated: a committed relationship, committed to the cause.
Establish as norm
- hospitalizeSend to medical facility
- imprisonConfine as punishment
- incarcerateConfine in detention
- detainHold in custody
remand · intern · asylum · custody · ward · facility · sectioned · involuntary
Commitment to act
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- oathFormal binding promise
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
- covenantBinding formal pledge
assurance · undertaking · word · bond · agreement · contract · dedication · engagement
To carry out wrongdoing
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- felonySerious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- transgressionViolation of law or code
violation · wrongdoing · act · deed · sin · crime · guilt · culpability
Commitment to wed or attend
- marriageFormal union between partners
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- unionJoining into one
- bondBinding tie or connection
intimacy · trust · devotion · attachment · companionship · fidelity · monogamy · exclusivity
Deep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
steadfastness · constancy · attachment · adherence · zeal · enthusiasm · earnestness · diligence
Firmness of purpose
- chooseSelect from alternatives
- determineEstablish through investigation
- decideReach a conclusion
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
conclude · elect · settle · finalize · lock-in · follow-through · intention · conviction
institutionalize
Establish as norm
- hospitalizeSend to medical facility
- imprisonConfine as punishment
- incarcerateConfine in detention
detain · remand · intern · asylum · custody · ward · facility · sectioned · involuntary · admission
promise
Commitment to act
covenant · assurance · undertaking · word · bond · agreement · contract · dedication · engagement · warranty
repository
Place for storing things
push · fork · clone · patch · version · changelog · git · staging · checkout · revert
perpetrate
To carry out wrongdoing
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- felonySerious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
transgression · violation · wrongdoing · act · deed · sin · crime · guilt · culpability · offend
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
- marriageFormal union between partners
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- unionJoining into one
bond · intimacy · trust · devotion · attachment · companionship · fidelity · monogamy · exclusivity · long-term
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
faithfulness · steadfastness · constancy · attachment · adherence · zeal · enthusiasm · earnestness · diligence · perseverance
resolve
Firmness of purpose
deliberate · conclude · elect · settle · finalize · lock-in · follow-through · intention · conviction · stake
- action verbsrun, jump, chase, grab, climb
- motivational phrasesdream big, try harder, no excuses, overcome, improve
- engageengage, immerse, delve, dive, plunge
- finalizationfinalize, conclude, close, clinch, seal
- pledgesvow, promise, I promise, wedding vows, I vow
- SVNcheckout, update, branch, merge, repository
- out of commissionUnable to function
- oversight committeePanel monitoring institutional conduct
- commit suicideIntentionally end one's life
- commit to memoryLearn so you'll recall
- committed adulteryWas sexually unfaithful while married
- committed relationshipMutual pledge between partners
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