commit

com·mit  (k-mt)

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 place officially in confinement or custody, as in a mental health facility.

4. To consign for future use or reference or for preservation: commit the secret code to memory.

5. To put into a place to be kept safe or to be disposed of.

6.

a. To make known the views of (oneself) on an issue: I never commit myself on such issues.

b. To bind or obligate, as by a pledge: They were committed to follow orders.

7. To refer (a legislative bill, for example) to a committee.

v.intr.

To pledge or obligate one's own self: felt that he was too young to commit fully to marriage.

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[Middle English committen, from Latin committere : com-, com- + mittere, to send.]

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com·mitta·ble adj.

Synonyms: commit, consign, entrust, confide, relegate
These verbs mean to give over to another for a purpose such as care or safekeeping. Commit has the widest application: The troops were committed to the general's charge. I committed the sonata to memory. The patient was committed to the hospital.
To consign is to transfer to another's custody or charge: The owner consigned the paintings to a dealer for sale.
Entrust and confide stress trust in another: The task was too dangerous to be entrusted to a child. She confided her plans to her family.
To relegate is to assign to a specific and especially an inferior category or position: Some scientists relegate parapsychology to the sphere of quackery.

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commit

Verb

[-mitting, -mitted]

1. to perform (a crime or error)

2. to hand over or allocate: a marked reluctance to commit new money to business

3. to pledge to a cause or a course of action

4. to send (someone) to prison or hospital

5. commit to memory to memorize

6. commit to paper to write down [Latin committere to join]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	commit - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" perpetrate, pull act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" make - carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas" recommit - commit once again, as of a crime
	2.	commit - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" dedicate, devote, consecrate, give vow, consecrate - dedicate to a deity by a vow give - offer in good faith; "He gave her his word" rededicate - dedicate anew; "They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country" apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" sacrifice, give - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" apply - apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"
	3.	commit - cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" institutionalise, institutionalize, send, charge transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" hospitalise, hospitalize - admit into a hospital; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high"
	4.	commit - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" entrust, intrust, confide, trust commend - give to in charge; "I commend my children to you" hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" consign, charge - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" recommit - commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody" obligate - commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
	5.	commit - make an investment; "Put money into bonds" invest, put, place fund - invest money in government securities expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money" roll over - re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security; "She rolled over her IRA" shelter - invest (money) so that it is not taxable tie up - invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments" job, speculate - invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" buy into - buy stocks or shares of a company
	6.	commit - engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness" practice engage, pursue, prosecute - carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

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commit

verb 1. do, perform, carry out, execute, enact, perpetrate

verb 2. give, deliver, engage, deposit, hand over, commend, entrust, consign << OPPOSITE withhold

verb 3. put in custody, confine, imprison, consign << OPPOSITE release

commit yourself to something pledge to, promise to, bind yourself to, make yourself liable for, obligate yourself to

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The process of committing one or more air interceptors or surface-to-air missiles for interception against a target track.

Translations

commit [kəˈmɪt] vt [+ act] → cometer;

(to sb's care) → entregar;

to commit o.s. (to do) → comprometerse (a hacer);

to commit suicide → suicidarse;

to commit sb for trial → remitir a algn al tribunal

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commit [kəˈmɪt] vt [+ act] → commettre [+ resources]; consacrer;

(to sb's care) → confier (à);

to commit o.s. (to do) → s'engager (à faire);

to commit suicide → se suicider;

to commit to writing → coucher par écrit;

to commit sb for trial → traduire qn en justice

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commit [kəˈmɪt] vt (crime) → begehen;

(money, resources) → einsetzen;

(to sb's care) → anvertrauen;

to commit o.s. → sich festlegen;

to commit o.s. to do sth → sich (dazu) verpflichten, etw zu tun;

to commit suicide → Selbstmord begehen;

to commit to writing → zu Papier bringen;

to commit sb for trial → jdn einem Gericht überstellen

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commit [kəˈmɪt] vt [+ act] → commettere;

(to sb's care) → affidare;

to commit o.s. (to do) → impegnarsi (a fare);

to commit suicide → suicidarsi;

to commit sb for trial → rinviare qn a giudizio