Synonyms: give, dedicate, consecrate, devote, commit
Definition: 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
Similar words: use, utilise, utilize, employ, apply
Definition: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Usage: use your head!; we only use Spanish at home; I can't use this tool; Apply a magnetic field here; This thinking was applied to many projects; How do you utilize this tool?; I apply this rule to get good results; use the plastic bags to store the food; He doesn't know how to use a computer
Synonyms: commit, invest, put, place
Definition: make an investment
Usage: Put money into bonds
Synonyms: charge, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, send
Definition: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
Usage: After the second episode, she had to be committed; he was committed to prison
Similar words: transfer
Definition: move from one place to another
Usage: transfer the data; transmit the news; transfer the patient to another hospital
Synonyms: entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
Definition: confer a trust upon
Usage: The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret; I commit my soul to God
Similar words: hand, give, reach, pass, pass on, turn over
Definition: place into the hands or custody of
Usage: hand me the spoon, please; Turn the files over to me, please; He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
Definition: engage in or perform
Usage: practice safe sex; commit a random act of kindness
Similar words: prosecute, pursue, engage
Definition: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
Usage: She pursued many activities; They engaged in a discussion
Synonyms: pull, commit, perpetrate
Definition: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
Usage: perpetrate a crime; pull a bank robbery
Definition: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Usage: think before you act; We must move quickly; The governor should act on the new energy bill; The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel