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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Promise \Prom"ise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promised}; p. pr & vb
n. {Promising}.]
1. To engage to do give make or to refrain from doing
giving, or making, or the like to covenant; to engage;
as to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of
hostilities; to promise the payment of money. ``To promise
aid.'' --Shak.
2. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of
as the clouds promise rain. --Milton.
3. To make declaration of or give assurance of as some
benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow;
as the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the
city promised a reward.
{Promised land}. See {Land of promise}, under {Land}.
{To promise one's self}.
a To resolve; to determine; to vow.
b To be assured; to have strong confidence.
I dare promise myself you will attest the truth
of all I have advanced. --Rambler.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
promised
adj : assured by (usually) spoken agreement; "the promised toy";
"the promised land"
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