| Main Entry: |
promise
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| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
give word that something will be done |
| Synonyms: |
accede, affiance,
affirm, agree, answer for,
assent, asservate,
assure,
bargain, betroth, bind, commit,
compact,
consent, contract, covenant, cross heart,
declare, engage,
ensure, espouse, guarantee, hock,
insure, live up to, mortgage, obligate, pass, pawn, pledge,
plight,
profess, say so,
secure,
stipulate, string along, subscribe,
swear, swear on bible, swear up and down, take an oath, undertake, underwrite, vouch, vow,
warrant
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| Antonyms: |
break, renege
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