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`Webst er's New World basic dictionary of American English I the editors
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`commandeered the school for use as a hos(cid:173)
`pital .] 2 [Informal] to take by force I'fhe
`robbers commandeered a cab to make their
`getaway.]
`com·mand·er (ka man'dar) n . 1 a person who
`commands, especially one who commands
`a military force 2 a U.S. Navy officer who
`ranks just above a lieutena nt commander
`commander in chief n. the top commander of
`the armed forces of a nation: in the U.S., the
`commander in chief is the President -pl.
`commanders in chief
`com·mand·ing (ka man' dil)) adj. 1 in command
`or control [a commanding officer] 2 that has
`or seems to have authority [a comm.anding
`voice]
`com·mand·ment (ka mand' mant) n. 1 a law or
`order 2 in the Bible, any of the Ten Com(cid:173)
`mandments that God gave to Moses
`com·man·do (ka man' do) n. any member of a
`small group of s pecially trained soldiers who
`make surprise raids behind enemy lines-pl.
`-dos or -does
`com·mem·o·rate (ka mem' a rat) u. to honor or
`keep alive the memory of I'fhe ceremony
`commemorated the soldiers who died in
`battle.] - rat·ed, -rat·ing
`com·mem·o·ra·tion (ka mem a rii' shan) n.
`the act of commemorating 2 a celebration
`or ceremony in memory of someone or some(cid:173)
`thing
`- in commemoration of in honor of the mem(cid:173)
`ory of
`com·mence (ka mens' ) u. to begin or s tart ff he
`trial will commence at noon.] -menced',
`-menc'ing
`com·mence·ment (ka rnens'mant) n. 1 a begin(cid:173)
`ning or start 2 the graduation ceremony of a
`school or college, at which graduat;es receive
`their degrees or diplomas
`com·mend (ka mend' ) u. 1 to mention with ap(cid:173)
`proval; praise [Father comm.ended us for our
`good grades.] 2 to put in someone's care; en(cid:173)
`trust[I commend my safety into your hands.]
`com·mend·a·ble (ka men ' da bal) adj. deserving
`to be praised [a commendable effort]
`com·men·da·tion (kii.m an dii' sh an) n. the act of
`commending; approval; praise
`com·men·su·rate (ka men'sa rat) adj. 1 equal
`in measure or size 2 in the right proportion;
`of equal value [She wants a salary commen(cid:173)
`surate with her ability.]
`com·ment (kii.m'ent) n. 1 a remarkornot;e tha t
`explains or gives an opinion I'fhe t;eacher
`wrote comments on our report cards.]. 2 talk
`or gossip [Yow· absence caused much com(cid:173)
`ment.]
`-u. to make comments or remar ks I'fhe at(cid:173)
`torney would not comment on the case to
`reporters.]
`com·men·tar·y (kam'an ter'e) n. 1 a series of
`notes, remarks, observations, etc. on some
`subject or thing [His commentaries on the
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`commander I commission
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`com·mis·sar·y (kam' i ser'e) n. a store, such
`as one in a military camp or lumber camp,
`where food and supplies can be bought - pl.
`- sar' ies
`com·mis·sion (ka mish' an) n. 1 the right to per(cid:173)
`form 'cer tain duties or to have certain powers,
`or a paper giving this ·right [Officers in the
`U.S. armed forces hold their rank by a com(cid:173)
`mission from the President.] 2 a thing that
`a person is given the power to do for another
`3 a group of people chosen to do a certain
`thing [A com.mission was appointed to study
`the traffic problem.] 4 the act of committing,
`or doing [the commission of a crime] 5 a part
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`of the money taken in on sales that is paid
`to the person making the sale [She received
`10% of the price as her commission)
`-u. 1 to give a commission to [Hundreds of
`new officers were commissioned.] 2 to give
`the right to do something; authorize [The ac(cid:173)
`tor commissioned her to write a book about
`his life.] 3 to put a ship into service
`-in commission 1 in use 2 in fit condition for
`use -out of commission 1 not in use 2 not in
`fit condition for use
`com·mis-sion·er (ka mish'a nar) n. 1 a member
`of a commission 2 the head of a government
`commission or department[ a water commis(cid:173)
`sioner]
`com·mit (ka mit') v. 1 to put in custody; de(cid:173)
`liver for safekeeping [to commit a patient to
`a mental hospital] 2 to do or perform some(cid:173)
`thing bad or wrong [to commit a crime] 3 to
`put someplace or set apart for some purpose
`[We committed the revealing letters to the in(cid:173)
`cinerator. She commits much of her time to
`church work.] 4 to do or say something that
`will involve or pledge one [If you join that
`book club, you commit yourself to buying four
`books.] 5 to make known the opinions of [He
`refused to commit himself on the matter J
`-mit'ted, -mit'ting
`-commit to memory to memorize
`SYNONYMs=;::commit
`hen we commit someone to the care of others,
`we put that person into their keeping. When we
`entrust someone to the care of others, we are
`committing that person with the hope and trust
`that he or she wi ll be kept safely and cared fo
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`COm·mit·ment (ka mit'mant) n. 1 a committing
`or being committed 2 a promise; pledge
`com·miMee (ka mit'e) n. a group of people cho(cid:173)
`sen to study some matter or to do a certain
`thing [a committee to plan the party]
`com-mode (ka mod') n. 1 a chest of drawers
`2 a small, low table with drawers or cabinet
`space 3 a was hstand 4 the same as TOILET (n.
`sense 1)
`(ka mo' de as) adj. having
`com·mo·di·ous
`plenty of room; roomy; not crowded
`com·mod·i·ty (ka mad'i te) n. anything that is
`bought and sold; article of trade or commerce
`- pl. - ties
`com·mo·dore (kam'a dor) n. 1 at one time, an
`officer in the navy who ranked just above a
`captain 2 the president of a yacht club
`com·mon (kam' an) adj. 1 belonging equally to
`each or all [England, Canada, and the U.S.
`share a common language.] 2 of, from, by,
`or to all [ the common good] 3 often seen
`or heard; widespread; usual [Squirrels are
`common in these woods. That's a common
`saying.] 4 of the us ual kind; ordinary; not
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`special [the common man] 5 having no rank
`[Privates are common soldiers.] 6 coarse or
`crude; vulgar [She has rather common man(cid:173)
`ners)
`-n. ·commons land that is owned or used by
`all the people of a town or village; public land
`frhey held a meeting on the commons.]: the
`singular form common is also often used
`-in common owned, used, or shared equally
`by all
`-com'mon·ness n.
`SYNONYMs=common
`Whatever is common is found in all or most places
`or is shared by all or most members of a group
`fa common sight; a common meal/. Whatever is
`general extends widely through all or nearly all
`those included in a certain kind, class, or group
`{rhere is general poverty among the people in that
`neighbor ood.}
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`common carrier n. a person or company in the
`business of transporting passengers or goods
`for a fee
`common cold n. the same as coLD (n. sense 2)
`common denominator n. 1 a number that can
`be divided \vithout a remainder by each de(cid:173)
`nominator of two or more fractions [The com(cid:173)
`mon denominator of Y2 and ¥s is 10; Vi be(cid:173)
`comes ¥10 and ¥s becomes o/10.} 2 something
`held in common or shared by two or more peo(cid:173)
`ple or things [The common denominator of
`that group is the school that they all went to.]
`common divisor or common factor n. a number
`that is a factor of two or more other numbers
`[ A common divisor ofl2 and 18 is 6.)
`com·mon·er (kam' an ar) n. any person who is
`not a member of the nobility
`common fraction n. a fraction with the nu(cid:173)
`merator separated from the denominator by
`a diagonal or horizontal line, such as o/u or :Y.
`com·mon·ly (kiim'an le) adv. as a general rule;
`usually; ordinarily
`Common Market the European Economic Com(cid:173)
`munity: see EunoPEAN CoMMUNITY
`common multiple n. a number that is a multi(cid:173)
`ple of each of two or more whole numbers [A
`common multiple of2, 3, 4, and 6 is 12.)
`common noun n. any noun that is not the name
`of a particular person or thing and is not
`begun with a capital letter [Some common
`nouns are "man," "car," "cat," and "sea."}: see
`also PROPER NOUN
`com·mon·place (kam'an plas) adj. not new or
`interesting; ordinary
`-n. a common or ordinary thing, idea, r e(cid:173)
`mark, etc. [Travel by jet airplane has by now
`become a commonplace.]
`com·mons (kiim'anz) pl.n. all the people who
`do not belong to the nobility; the common
`people [The House of Commons is the group
`of elected representatives in the British par(cid:173)
`liament.]
`common sense n. ordinary good sense; intelli-
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`gence that comes from experience n
`man sense to be careful with matche
`com·mon·weal (kam' an we!) n. the put
`general welfare
`com·mon·wealth (kam'an welth) n. 1
`ple of a nation or state 2 a nation 01
`which the people hold the ruling pc
`mocracy or republic: some States of
`such as Kentucky and Massachus
`themselves commonwealths
`- the Commonwealth a group of ind
`nations united to help one anothe
`the British monarch as its symboli
`Commonwealth of Independent State
`confederation of countries that we
`the U.S.S.R.: it includes Armenia
`jan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhsta1
`stan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikist
`menistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekist:
`com·mo·tion (ka mo'shan) n. a noi1
`about; confusion [There was a gre
`tion as the ship began to sink.]
`com·mu·nal (klim'yiffi nal or ka myc
`1 of or belonging to the commu1
`[This park is communal property
`to do with a commune
`-com·mu'nal·ly adv.
`com·mune1 (ka myiffin') v. to meet'
`in close understanding [Walk
`woods,
`they ·communed wit
`-muned', -mun'ing
`com·mune2 (kiim'yiffin) n. 1 the s
`trict that has a local governmer
`Belgium, and some other countri
`2 a small group of people livi
`and sharing their earnings, th•
`done, etc.
`com·mu·ni·ca·ble (ka myiffi'ni ka
`pable of being passed along fri
`person [a communicable diseas
`com·mu·ni·cant (ka myiffi'ni kant
`who receives Holy Communio
`longs to a church that perform:
`com·mu·ni-cate (ka mymi'ni kiit'
`along; transmit[Somemosquit
`cate disease.] 2 to tell, show, 01
`rrears can communicate joy
`to exchange information [We
`often over the telephone) 4 ti
`[The living room communicatE
`ing room.] -cat' ed, -cat'ing
`com·mu·ni·ca·tion (ka myiffi' ni
`the act of communicating [co"
`satellite] 2 a way or means c
`ing [The hurricane broke dow
`cation between the two cities
`letter, etc. [They received the
`munication from their lawye
`com·mu·ni·ca·tive (ka myou'n
`myou'ni ka tiv) adj. willing
`something
`com·mun·ion (k a myoon'yan) 1
`things in common frhese P
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