committing
Binding oneself fully
Committing is the present participle of commit.
To commit is to carry out or perpetrate, often something harmful: committing a crime, committing adultery.
It also means to pledge or bind oneself: committing to a relationship, committing to a decision.
In computing, committing saves changes to a repository.
To commit someone is to place them in institutional care: committing a patient to a psychiatric facility.
Making a solemn promise
- vowingPromising solemnly
- swearingProfane speech or vows
- promisingShowing signs of success
- obligatingCreating a binding duty
binding · guaranteeing · affirming · declaring · undertaking · covenant · oath · word
Unlawful taking of property
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- felonySerious criminal offense
robbery · embezzlement · vandalism · assault · larceny · forgery · smuggling · extortion
Commitment to wed or attend
- betrothalFormal marriage agreement
- marriageFormal union between partners
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
vows · fiancé · fiancée · promise · union · partner · ring · matrimony
Deep, loyal commitment
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
determination · tenacity · resolve · focus · concentration · sacrifice · consistency · endurance
Fixing in memory
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- retainingHolding onto still
- storingKeeping for future use
- internalizingMaking beliefs your own
recalling · remembering · studying · rehearsing · encoding · rote · mnemonics · recitation
Creating a formal record
- loggingRecording system events
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- archivingStoring for long-term keeping
- enteringGoing into a place
filing · registering · transcribing · noting · storing · saving · preserving · chronicling
pledging
Making a solemn promise
obligating · binding · guaranteeing · affirming · declaring · undertaking · covenant · oath · word · assurance
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
felony · robbery · embezzlement · vandalism · assault · larceny · forgery · smuggling · extortion · kidnapping
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
- betrothalFormal marriage agreement
- marriageFormal union between partners
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
wedding · vows · fiancé · fiancée · promise · union · partner · ring · matrimony · devoted
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
diligence · determination · tenacity · resolve · focus · concentration · sacrifice · consistency · endurance · earnestness
memorizing
Fixing in memory
internalizing · recalling · remembering · studying · rehearsing · encoding · rote · mnemonics · recitation
documenting
Creating a formal record
- loggingRecording system events
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- archivingStoring for long-term keeping
entering · filing · registering · transcribing · noting · storing · saving · preserving · chronicling
- software developmentcoding, programming, bug, debug, debugging
- entrustingdelegating, assigning, handing over, consigning, charging
- loyalty actskeeping secrets, keeping faith
- achievementaccomplished, accomplishing, achieved, achievement, accomplishment
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- placingplacing, positioning, putting, inserting, setting
committingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
refraining · desisting · withdrawing · quitting · abandoning
committingwavering
Showing unsteady resolve
hesitating · vacillating · equivocating · dithering · hedging
committingpreventing
Stopping before occurrence
averting · deterring · obeying · complying · abstaining
- committing to memoryDeliberately retaining information
- committing suicideIntentionally ending one's life
- committing adulterySexual infidelity while married