- (v.t.) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto.
- (v.t.) To confound.
- (v.i.) To sin; especially, to be incontinent.
- (v.t.) To put in charge of a jailor; to imprison.
- (v.t.) To join for a contest; to match; -- followed by with.
- (v.t.) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to commit one's self to a certain course.
- (v.t.) To do; to perpetrate, as a crime, sin or fault.
Commit and Try
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verb
- Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.
- usage: "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
- synonyms: perpetrate, pull
- 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"
- synonyms: give, dedicate, consecrate, devote
- Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution.
- usage: "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
- synonyms: institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
- 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"
- synonyms: practice
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(DoD) The process of committing one or more air interceptors or surface-to-air missiles for interception against a target track.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
noun
- Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.
- usage: "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
verb
- Make an effort or attempt.
- usage: "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
- Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.
- usage: "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
- Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of.
- usage: "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
- synonyms: judge, adjudicate
- Take a sample of.
- usage: "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
- Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.
- usage: "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
- synonyms: hear
- Give pain or trouble to.
- usage: "I've been sorely tried by these students"
- Test the limits of.
- usage: "You are trying my patience"
- Melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities.
- usage: "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"
- synonyms: render
- Put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice.
- usage: "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"
- synonyms: try on
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- (n.) In Rugby and Northern Union football, a score (counting three points) made by grounding the ball on or behind the opponent's goal line; -- so called because it entitles the side making it to a place kick for a goal (counting two points more if successful).
- (v.t.) To purify or refine, as metals; to melt out, and procure in a pure state, as oil, tallow, lard, etc.
- (v.t.) To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test; as, to try weights or measures by a standard; to try a man's opinions.
- (v.i.) To exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an attempt; as, you must try hard if you wish to learn.
- (v.t.) To experiment with; to test by use; as, to try a remedy for disease; to try a horse.
- (v.t.) To experience; to have or gain knowledge of by experience.
- (v.t.) To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions.
- (v.i.) To do; to fare; as, how do you try!.
- (v.t.) To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from the good.
- (v.t.) To strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light tries his eyes; repeated disappointments try one's patience.
- (v.t.) To examine or investigate judicially; to examine by witnesses or other judicial evidence and the principles of law; as, to try a cause or a criminal.
- (v.t.) To subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause suffering or trouble to.
- (v.t.) To essay; to attempt; to endeavor.
- (n.) A screen or sieve, for grain.
- (v.t.) Refined; select; excellent; choice.
- (n.) Act of trying; attempt; experiment; trial.
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