commit

/kəˈmɪt/verb
Middle School
1

To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.

2

To imprison: to forcibly place in a jail.

3

To forcibly evaluate and treat in a medical facility, particularly for presumed mental illness.

4

To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.

5

To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step. (Traditionally used only reflexively but now also without oneself etc.)

6

To make a set of changes permanent.

7

To integrate new revisions into the public or master version of a file in a version control system.

8

To enter into a contest; to match; often followed by with.

9

To confound.

10

To commit an offence; especially, to fornicate.

Thesaurus

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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