undertakes
Commits to doing
Undertakes is the third-person singular of undertake, meaning to take on a task, responsibility, or commitment.
Someone who undertakes a project agrees to do it: She undertakes the renovation herself.
The word carries a sense of deliberate acceptance—you don't accidentally undertake something.
It often appears in formal contexts: The company undertakes to deliver within thirty days.
Formal promises given
- promisesSworn statements of intent
- engagesOccupies or participates with
- obligatesBinds by necessity
- bindsFastens or constrains
dedicates · devotes · embarks · enlists · guarantees · vows · affirms · contracts
Organized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- questSeeking journey for something
- journeyTravel from place to place
endeavor · enterprise · project · initiative · campaign · pursuit · effort · mission
Obligation for one's actions
- dutyRequired moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- chargeCost or accusation
stewardship · liability · burden · pledge · oath · allegiance · conscientiousness · reliability
pledges
Formal promises given
binds · dedicates · devotes · embarks · enlists · guarantees · vows · affirms · contracts · covenants
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- questSeeking journey for something
journey · endeavor · enterprise · project · initiative · campaign · pursuit · effort · mission · scheme
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- dutyRequired moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
charge · stewardship · liability · burden · pledge · oath · allegiance · conscientiousness · reliability · trustworthiness
undertakesrefuses
Declines to accept
declines · rejects · abstains · turns down · renounces
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