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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is committed.

   "This and more I would haue done, but what is past cannot bee recalled, and it is too late to put old omittings to new committings."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of commit form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

entrustgiveperpetrate5150accept obligationaccomplish

Example

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"There seems to be no end to the number of young people committing suicide these days."

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