to acquit oneself of a promise

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• Duty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Duty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 duty duty what ought to be done moral obligation accountableness liability onus responsibility Sgm: N 1 bounden duty bounden duty imperative duty Sgm: N 1 call call …   English dictionary for students

• duty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Requisite service Nouns 1. duty, moral obligation, accountability, liability, onus, responsibility; bounden duty; call of duty; allegiance, fealty, tie; engagement, promise; part, function, calling,… …   English dictionary for students

• Opportunism — Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed. Engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605. Contents 1 General definition …   Wikipedia

• perform — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. enact, play, execute; fulfill, achieve, discharge; act, render, do; operate, work, conduct. See action, agency, completion, drama, music. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To accomplish an action] Syn. do, make …   English dictionary for students

• come — /kum/, v., came, come, coming, n. v.i. 1. to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don t come any closer! 2. to arrive by movement or in the course of progress: The train from Boston is coming. 3. to approach or arrive… …   Universalium

• Observance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Observance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 observance observance performance compliance acquiescence concurrence Sgm: N 1 obedience obedience &c. 743 Sgm: N 1 fulfillment fulfillment satisfaction discharge …   English dictionary for students

• observe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. see (see vision); comply with, respect, acknowledge, abide by; obey, cling to, adhere to, be faithful to, meet, fulfill; carry out, carry into execution, execute, perform, keep, satisfy, discharge, do …   English dictionary for students

• exculpate — exculpate, absolve, exonerate, acquit, vindicate mean to free from a charge or burden. Exculpate implies simply a clearing from blame, often in a matter of small importance {exculpate oneself from a charge of inconsistency} {directly Harding was… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms