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Commit and Proposition

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

  • Logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false. (
  • A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection.
    • usage: "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
  • An offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors. )
  • The act of making a proposal.
    • usage: "they listened to her proposal"
  • A task to be dealt with.
    • usage: "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"

verb

  • Suggest sex to.
    • usage: "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"