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Commit and Agree

verb

  • Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.
    • usage: "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
  • Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.
    • usage: "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
  • Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution.
    • usage: "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
  • Confer a trust upon.
    • usage: "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
  • Make an investment.
    • usage: "Put money into bonds"
  • Engage in or perform.
    • usage: "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"
(DoD) The process of committing one or more air interceptors or surface-to-air missiles for interception against a target track.

verb

  • Be in accord; be in agreement.
    • usage: "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"
  • Consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something.
    • usage: "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"
  • Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.
    • usage: "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
  • Go together.
    • usage: "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"
  • Show grammatical agreement.
    • usage: "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English"
  • Be agreeable or suitable.
    • usage: "White wine doesn't agree with me"
  • Achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose.
    • usage: "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"