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Commit and Guide

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.

noun

  • Someone employed to conduct others.
  • Someone who shows the way by leading or advising.
  • Something that offers basic information or instruction.
  • A model or standard for making comparisons.
  • Someone who can find paths through unexplored territory.
  • A structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something.

verb

  • Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling.
  • Take somebody somewhere.
    • usage: "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance"; "He conducted us to the palace"
  • Be a guiding or motivating force or drive.
    • usage: "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
  • Use as a guide.
    • usage: "They had the lights to guide on"
  • Pass over, across, or through.
    • usage: "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"