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81Committed — Commit Com*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Committed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Committing}.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign;… …
82Committing — Commit Com*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Committed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Committing}.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign;… …
83To commit — Commit Com*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Committed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Committing}.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign;… …
84To commit a bill — Commit Com*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Committed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Committing}.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign;… …
85To commit to memory — Commit Com*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Committed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Committing}.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign;… …
86enlist — I. v. a. 1. Enroll, register, record, list. 2. Engage, induce to serve, secure the assistance of. 3. Engage for military or naval service, enroll in the army or navy, recruit. II. v. n. 1. List, enroll one s self. 2. Embark, engage, pledge one s… …
87Wild fox koan — The wild fox kōan, also known as Pai chang s fox and Hyakujō and a Fox, is an influential kōan story in the Zen tradition dating back as early as 1036, when it appeared in the Chinese biographical history T ien sheng kuang teng lu . It was also… …
88This I Believe — was a five minute CBS Radio Network program hosted by journalist Edward R. Murrow from 1951 to 1955. A half hour European version of This I Believe ran from 1956 to 1958 over Radio Luxembourg. The originating American show encouraged both famous… …
89Lettres provinciales — The Lettres provinciales (Provincial letters) are a series of eighteen letters written by French philosopher and theologian Blaise Pascal under the pseudonym Louis de Montalte. Written in the midst of the formulary controversy between the… …
90Pierre de Lancre — Pierre de Rosteguy de Lancre or Pierre de l Ancre, Lord of De Lancre (1553 – 1631), was the French judge of Bordeaux who conducted a massive witch hunt in Labourd in 1609. In 1582 he was named judge in Bordeaux, and in 1608 King Henry IV of… …
