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COMMITTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
Synonyms:
attached; committed
Classified under:
Similar:
bespoken; betrothed (pledged to be married)
intended (future; betrothed)
involved (emotionally involved)
Also:
loving (feeling or showing love and affection)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
Example:
a committed Marxist
Classified under:
Similar:
bound up; wrapped up (deeply devoted to)
pledged; sworn (bound by or as if by an oath)
Antonym:
uncommitted (not bound or pledged)
Derivation:
committedness (the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb commit
Context examples:
This pathway starts with glucose-6-phosphate, the first committed step in glycolysis, and can provide an alternative route to glycolysis for energy production.
(Oxidative Reactions of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
The Institute is committed to integrating the physical and engineering sciences with the life sciences, to advance basic research and medical care.
(National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NCI Thesaurus)
In that case you will, perhaps, do me the favour to hand to Mrs. Stone this note which her brother, Sir Charles Tregellis, has just committed to my care.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
To you they are like crimes committed in some other planet.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A purine derivative with antineoplastic and anti-angiogenic properties. 6-methylmercaptopurine riboside (6-MMPR) inhibits amidophosphoribosyltransferase, the first committed step in de novo purine synthesis, and inhibits fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2)-induced cell proliferation.
(Methylmercaptopurine Riboside, NCI Thesaurus)
The Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center is committed to providing patient-focused care in an environment devoted to innovative care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes.
(Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)
David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT is committed to shortening the time needed for breakthrough discoveries to directly benefit cancer patients.
(David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, NCI Thesaurus)
It is committed to exploring the molecular basis of human cancer through a focused, multidisciplinary approach to improve the diagnosis and treatment of all major forms of the disease.
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)
Provides support and time for an intensive, supervised research career development experience to individuals with a clinical doctoral degree who are committed to a career in laboratory or clinically-based research.
(Clinical Investigator Award (CIA), NCI Thesaurus)
Similar to EPO, epoetin zeta binds to and activates erythropoietin receptors on the surface of committed erythroid progenitors in the bone marrow resulting in their proliferation and differentiation into functional erythrocytes.
(Epoetin Zeta, NCI Thesaurus)
