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committing

/kəˈmɪtɪŋ/verb3 syllables

Committing means: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.

Synonyms for committing20

verb, as in give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote, sacrifice

verb, as in cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge

verb, as in confer a trust upon

entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit

verb, as in make an investment

invest, put, commit, place

verb, as in perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

perpetrate, commit, pull

verb, as in engage in or perform

commit, practice

verb, as in make a set of changes permanent

commit

verb, as in transfer to another place so something can be kept or preserved

commit

What does committing mean?8

verb

1

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause“She committed herself to the work of God”

2

cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution“After the second episode, she had to be committed”

3

confer a trust upon“The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret”

4

make an investment“Put money into bonds”

5

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation“perpetrate a crime”

6

engage in or perform“practice safe sex”

7

make a set of changes permanent“We committed the changes to the Git repository”

8

transfer to another place so something can be kept or preserved“He committed the poem to memory”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with committing?14

three syllables

admittingsubmittingpermittingtransmittingemitting
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Committing in a sentence

  • When her husband died, she felt like committing suicide.CM
  • Economic, diplomatic, and travel sanctions can deter nations from committing war crimes.Amastan
  • He's just stringing me along, with no intention of committing.mollydot
  • I don't know if you realise this, but you're committing a cybercrime.sabretou
  • After committing the crime, the killer turned himself in.DJ_Saidez
  • They both went into hiding after committing their crimes.megamanenm
  • He was sentenced to thirty lashes for committing adultery.Topkek
  • You should be able to entertain any position without committing to it.Ooneykcall

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