Commit and Rely

Commit

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

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

Rely verb - To place reliance or trust.

Usage example: rigorously tested the rope before starting out, for the rock climbers would be relying on it with their very lives

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Commit and rely are semantically related in have confidence in topic. Sometimes you can use "Commit" instead a verb "Rely".

Nearby Words: reliable, relying, relied

attack	commit attack	rely attack
bunch	commit bunch	rely bunch
form	commit form	rely form
time	commit time	rely time
Other words: way, assault, theft.

Where the bigger opponent can comfortably rely upon any 1:1 strength being in their favor, the smaller opponent must instead commit more of their body weight to complete a submission.

Source: Colossus Climb
She succumbs instantly to a Jedi Mind Trick to commit suicide implying she is so Weak-Willed Samara can just control her directly rather than rely on Mind Rape like all her other victims.

Source: Literature / The Ring
Incidentally, the fact that so many of Team Westen's plans rely on the principle of "get the bad guys to commit a crime out in the open, then have the police arrest them" arguably counts as a subversion.

Source: Police Are Useless / Live-Action TV

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