| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | A declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing: assurance, covenant, engagement, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, plight2, solemn word, vow, warrant, word, word of honor. See OBLIGATION. | | VERB: | 1. To assume an obligation: contract, engage, pledge, undertake. See AGREE, OBLIGATION. 2. To guarantee by a solemn promise: covenant, pledge, plight2, swear, vow. Idioms: give one's word of honor. See AGREE, OBLIGATION.
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| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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