Social life

Synonyms for commit

Two senses of commit live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsSocial life

engage in or perform

Commit a random act of kindness.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

practice

Same sentence, swapped: Practice a random act of kindness.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for commit as it is used in the sentence above.

invest
charge
close

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsGiving and transferring

confer a trust upon

I commit my soul to God.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

trust

Same sentence, swapped: I trust my soul to God.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for commit as it is used in the sentence above.

practice
invest
slip

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Closest first: other social life words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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