Definition of Commit in English :

Define Commit in English

Commit meaning in English

Meaning of Commit in English

Pronunciation of Commit in English

Commit pronunciation in English

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Commit

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Verb

1. commit, perpetrate, pull

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

Example Sentences:
'perpetrate a crime'
'pull a bank robbery'

2. commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

Example Sentences:
'She committed herself to the work of God'
'give one's talents to a good cause'
'consecrate your life to the church'

3. charge, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, send

cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

Example Sentences:
'After the second episode, she had to be committed'
'he was committed to prison'

4. commit, confide, entrust, intrust, trust

confer a trust upon

Example Sentences:
'The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret'
'I commit my soul to God'

5. commit, invest, place, put

make an investment

Example Sentences:
'Put money into bonds'

6. commit, practice

engage in or perform

Example Sentences:
'practice safe sex'
'commit a random act of kindness'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Commit

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verb -mits, -mitting or -mitted (transitive)
1. 
to hand over, as for safekeeping; charge; entrust
to commit a child to the care of its aunt
2.  commit to memory
3. 
to confine officially or take into custody
to commit someone to prison
4. (usually passive)
to pledge or align (oneself), as to a particular cause, action, or attitude
a committed radical
5. 
to order (forces) into action
6. 
to perform (a crime, error, etc); do; perpetrate
7. 
to surrender, esp for destruction
she committed the letter to the fire
8. 
to refer (a bill, etc) to a committee of a legislature

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Commit

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verb transitiveWord forms: comˈmitted or comˈmitting
1. 
to give in charge or trust; deliver for safekeeping; entrust; consign
we commit his fame to posterity
2. 
to put officially in custody or confinement
committed to prison
3. 
to hand over or set apart to be disposed of or put to some purpose
to commit something to the trash heap
4. 
to do or perpetrate (an offense or crime)
5. 
to bind as by a promise; pledge; engage
committed to the struggle
6. 
to make known the opinions or views of
to commit oneself on an issue
7. 
to refer (a bill, etc.) to a committee to be considered
verb intransitive
8.  Informal
to make a pledge or promise
often with to

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Commit

see synonyms of commit
v. com·mit·ted, com·mit·ting, com·mits
v.tr.
1. To do, perform, or perpetrate: commit a murder.
2. To put in trust or charge; entrust: commit oneself to the care of a doctor; commit responsibilities to an assistant.
3. To consign for future use or for preservation: We must commit the necessary funds for the project.
4. To place officially in confinement or custody, as in a mental health facility.
5. To put into a place to be disposed of or kept safe: committed the manuscript to the flames.
6.
a. To make known the views of (oneself) on an issue: I never commit myself on such issues.
b. To bind, obligate, or devote, as by a pledge: They were committed to follow orders. She committed herself to her art.
7. To refer (a legislative bill, for example) to a committee.
v.intr.
To pledge, obligate, or devote one's own self: felt that he was too young to commit fully to marriage.

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