committed \committed\ adj.
1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular
cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of uncommitted.
Note: [Narrower terms: bound up, involved, wrapped up;
dedicated, devoted; pledged, sworn]
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also
called attached. Opposite of unattached.
Note: [Narrower terms: affianced, bespoken, betrothed,
engaged, pledged, promised(predicate); married]
[Also See: loving.]
Syn: attached.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or
mental institution.
[WordNet 1.5]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Promise \Prom"ise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promised; p. pr. & vb.
n. Promising.]
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1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing,
giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage;
as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of
hostilities; to promise the payment of money. "To promise
aid." --Shak.
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2. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of;
as, the clouds promise rain. --Milton.
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3. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some
benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow;
as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the
city promised a reward.
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Promised land. See Land of promise, under Land.
To promise one's self.
(a) To resolve; to determine; to vow.
(b) To be assured; to have strong confidence.
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I dare promise myself you will attest the truth
of all I have advanced. --Rambler.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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54 Moby Thesaurus words for "promised":
affianced, agreed, anticipated, arranged, assured, augured,
awaited, betrothed, bound, committed, compacted, compromised,
contracted, covenanted, due, engaged, expected, foreseen,
foreshadowed, foreshown, foretokened, guaranteed, hoped-for,
imminent, in prospect, in view, indicated, intended, long-expected,
obligated, on the horizon, overdue, pledged, plighted, predicted,
prefigured, preindicated, presaged, presignified, presumed,
pretypified, probable, prognosticated, prospective, sealed,
settled, signed, signified, stipulated, sworn, threatened,
undertaken, underwritten, warranted
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Promise \Prom"ise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promised; p. pr. & vb.
n. Promising.]
1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing,
giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage;
as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of
hostilities; to promise the payment of money. ``To promise
aid.'' --Shak.
2. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of;
as, the clouds promise rain. --Milton.
3. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some
benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow;
as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the
city promised a reward.
Promised land. See Land of promise, under Land.
To promise one's self.
(a) To resolve; to determine; to vow.
(b) To be assured; to have strong confidence.
I dare promise myself you will attest the truth
of all I have advanced. --Rambler.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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