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pledgenoun something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promiseI was required to leave my keys as a pledge that I would bring the car back gage, guarantee, guaranty, pawn, security bail, bonddeposit, down payment, earnest, handselsurety, warrantyassurance, oath, promise, troth, wordcommitment, compact, contract, covenantrecognizance a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do somethingmade a pledge to quit smoking oath, promise, troth, vow, word appointment, arrangement, commitment, engagement, obligationagreement, compact, contract, covenantassurance, guarantee, guaranty, undertakingbail, bond, deposit, gage, pawn, security, token, warranty pledgeverbto obligate by prior agreementI would love to go to dinner with you, but I've pledged myself to a play with my parents that night commit, engage, mortgage, troth affiance, betroth, plight, promise, swear, vowcontract, enlist, enroll(also enrol), sign on, sign upovercommit renege to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loanpledged their house against the loan hock, pawn deposit, mortgagebond buy (back), redeem, win (back) to make a solemn declaration of intentI pledge that I will abide by all of the rules of this organization covenant, promise, swear, vow affiance, betroth, plight, trothaccede, agree, assent, consentcontract, engage, ensure, guarantee, undertakeaffirm, assert, aver, avouch, avow, declare, insist, warrant give one's word in the 15th century |