vow

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I - noun

a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- they took vows of poverty
• Hypernyms:
assurance, pledge

II - verb

1. make a vow;
promise (Freq. 4)
- He vowed never to drink alcohol again
• Derivationally related forms:
vower
• Hypernyms:
pledge, plight
• Hyponyms:
betroth, engage, affiance, plight, profess, swear
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- They vow to move
2. dedicate to a deity by a vow
• Syn:
consecrate
• Derivationally related forms:
consecration (for: consecrate)
• Hypernyms:
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody