promised

committed \committed\ adj.
   1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular
      cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of {uncommitted}.

   Note: [Narrower terms: {bound up, involved, wrapped up};
         {dedicated, devoted}; {pledged, sworn}]
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   2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also
      called {attached}. Opposite of {unattached}.

   Note: [Narrower terms: {affianced}, {bespoken}, {betrothed},
         {engaged}, {pledged}, {promised}(predicate); {married}]
         [Also See: {loving}.]

   Syn: attached.
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   3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or
      mental institution.
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Promise \Prom"ise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promised}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Promising}.]
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   1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing,
      giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage;
      as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of
      hostilities; to promise the payment of money. "To promise
      aid." --Shak.
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   2. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of;
      as, the clouds promise rain. --Milton.
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   3. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some
      benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow;
      as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the
      city promised a reward.
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   {Promised land}. See {Land of promise}, under {Land}.

   {To promise one's self}.
      (a) To resolve; to determine; to vow.
      (b) To be assured; to have strong confidence.
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                I dare promise myself you will attest the truth
                of all I have advanced.           --Rambler.
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54 Moby Thesaurus words for "promised":
      affianced, agreed, anticipated, arranged, assured, augured,
      awaited, betrothed, bound, committed, compacted, compromised,
      contracted, covenanted, due, engaged, expected, foreseen,
      foreshadowed, foreshown, foretokened, guaranteed, hoped-for,
      imminent, in prospect, in view, indicated, intended, long-expected,
      obligated, on the horizon, overdue, pledged, plighted, predicted,
      prefigured, preindicated, presaged, presignified, presumed,
      pretypified, probable, prognosticated, prospective, sealed,
      settled, signed, signified, stipulated, sworn, threatened,
      undertaken, underwritten, warranted