speculate vs commit

commit vs speculate

speculate and commit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
speculate	No	No	Yes	No
commit	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, commit is a hypernym of speculate; that is, commit is a word with a broader meaning than speculate:

speculate: invest at a risk
commit: make an investment

Other hypernyms of speculate include invest, place, put.

speculate (verb)	commit (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	make a set of changes permanent
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds	transfer to another place so something can be kept or preserved
talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
invest at a risk	confer a trust upon
	cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
	make an investment
	perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
	engage in or perform

Difference between speculate and commit

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