n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: pledged ; pledg · ing
Date: 15th century
1 : to make a pledge of especially : PAWN
2 : to drink to the health of
3 : to bind by a pledge
4 : to promise the performance of by a pledge
– pledg · er \ ' ple-j ə r \ or pled · gor \ ' ple-j ə r, ple- ' jo ̇ r \ noun