Abandon and Commit

Abandon

Abandon verb - To give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly.

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Commit and abandon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Commit" instead a verb "Abandon".

Commit verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.

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Abandon and commit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abandon" instead a verb "Commit".

series	abandon series	commit series
way	abandon way	commit way

This resulted in Berlin applying pressure upon the Young Turks, forcing them to abandon their plans to commit genocide upon the Greeks and instead deporting them to under-supplied camps in central Anatolia where many survived.

Source: Useful Notes / The Holocaust
The Final Temptation: The creature tries to get Molly to abandon one of the children to its mercy to save herself, an act that she has thus far refused to commit.

Source: Literature / The Taking
If a teen or child is forced to abandon a suicide attempt, and life continues as normal, this can just make it worse and the child/teen more likely to actually commit suicide.

Source: Useful Notes / Suicide

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