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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.

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

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.

commit [kəˈmɪt]
vb -mits, -mitting, -mitted (tr)
1. to hand over, as for safekeeping; charge; entrust to commit a child to the care of its aunt
commit to memory to learn by heart; memorize
3. (Law) 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. (Military) 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. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) to refer (a bill, etc.) to a committee of a legislature
[from Latin committere to join, from com- together + mittere to put, send]
committable  adj
committer  n

The process of committing one or more air interceptors or surface-to-air missiles for interception against a target track.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.commit - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
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"
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"
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.commitcommit - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
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"
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"
engage, pursue, prosecute - carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

commit
verb
1. do, perform, carry out, execute, enact, perpetrate I have never committed any crime.
2. give, deliver, engage, deposit, hand over, commend, entrust, consign The government have committed billions of pounds for a programme to reduce acid rain.
give receive, withhold
3. put in custody, confine, imprison, consign His drinking caused him to be committed to a psychiatric hospital.
put in custody free, release, let out, set free
commit yourself to something pledge to, promise to, bind yourself to, make yourself liable for, obligate yourself to She didn't want to commit herself to working at weekends.
Translations
commit [kəˈmɪt]
A. VT
1. [+ crime, sin, error] → cometer
to commit suicidesuicidarse
see also perjury
2. (= consign) [+ resources] → asignar, destinar; [+ troops] → enviar (Parl) [+ bill] → remitir a una comisión
to commit sb (to mental hospital) → internar a algn
to commit sth to sb's chargeconfiar algo a algn
to commit sth to the flamesarrojar algo al fuego
to commit sth to memoryaprender algo de memoria
to commit sth to paperponer algo por escrito
to commit sb to prisonencarcelar a algn
to commit sb for trialremitir a algn al tribunal
to commit sth to writingponer algo por escrito
3. (= pledge) → comprometer
accepting this offer does not commit you to anythingaceptar esta oferta no le compromete a nada
I am committed to help himme he comprometido a ayudarle
he is committed to changeestá dedicado a buscar una forma de cambiar
we are deeply committed to this policycreemos firmemente en esta política
4. to commit o.s. (to)comprometerse(a)
I can't commit myselfno puedo comprometerme
without committing myselfsin compromiso por mi parte
B. VI to commit to sb/sthcomprometerse con algn/a algo

commit [kəˈmɪt]
vt
[+ crime, offence] → commettre
to commit a crime → commettre un crime
to commit suicide → se suicider
He committed suicide → Il s'est suicidé.
to commit sth to sb's care → confier qch à la garde de qn
to commit sb to an institution → (faire) interner qn
(= devote) [+ money] → investir
to commit o.s. → s'engager
I don't want to commit myself → Je ne veux pas m'engager.
to commit o.s. to sth → s'engager dans qch
to commit sth to writing → coucher qch par écrit
(LAW) to commit sb for trial → traduire qn en justice
vi (= commit o.s.) → s'engager
to commit to sth → s'investir dans qch

commit
vt
(= perpetrate)begehen; the crimes they committed against humanityihre Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit
to commit somebody (to prison/to a home)jdn ins Gefängnis/in ein Heim einweisen; to have somebody committed (to an asylum)jdn in eine Anstalt einweisen lassen; to commit somebody for trialjdn einem Gericht überstellen; to commit somebody/something to somebody’s carejdn/etw jds Obhut (dat)anvertrauen; to commit something to writing or to paperetw zu Papier bringen
(= involve, obligate)festlegen (→ to auf +acc); to commit troops to a battleTruppen in ein Gefecht schicken; to commit resources/manpower to a projectMittel/Arbeitskräfte für ein Projekt einsetzen; that doesn’t commit you to buying the bookdas verpflichtet Sie nicht zum Kauf des Buches
(Parl) billan den (zuständigen) Ausschuss überweisen
vi to commit to somebody/somethingsich jdm gegenüber/zu etw verpflichten
vrsich festlegen (→ to auf +acc); to commit oneself on an issuesich in einer Frage festlegen; you have to commit yourself totally to the causeman muss sich voll und ganz für die Sache einsetzen or engagieren; I don’t want to commit myselfich möchte mich nicht festlegen; the government has committed itself to (undertake) far-reaching reformsdie Regierung hat sich zu weitreichenden or weit reichenden Reformen bekannt or verpflichtet; … without committing myself to the whole contract… ohne damit an den ganzen Vertrag gebunden zu sein

commit [kəˈmɪt] vt
a. (crime, act) → commettere
to commit suicide → suicidarsi
b. to commit o.s. (to sth/to doing sth)impegnarsi (in qc/nel fare qc)
c. (consign) to commit sth to sb's careaffidare qc a qn
to commit to memory → imparare a memoria
to commit to writing → mettere per iscritto
to commit sb for trial → rinviare qn a giudizio

commit [kəˈmɪt] vt
a. (crime, act) → commettere
to commit suicide → suicidarsi
b. to commit o.s. (to sth/to doing sth)impegnarsi (in qc/nel fare qc)
c. (consign) to commit sth to sb's careaffidare qc a qn
to commit to memory → imparare a memoria
to commit to writing → mettere per iscritto
to commit sb for trial → rinviare qn a giudizio

commit
v commit [kəˈmit]
1 to perform; to do (especially something illegal) He committed the murder when he was drunk. begaan يَرْتَكِب извършвам spáchat begå begehen διαπράττω cometer toime panema مرتکب شدن tehdä commettre לְבָצֵע מָשֵהו שְׁלִילִי करना počiniti elkövet melakukan fremja commettere 犯す (죄 등을) 저지르다 įvykdyti, padaryti izdarīt melakukan begaan begå popełniać cometer a comite, a să­vârşi совершать spáchať storiti, zakriviti počiniti begå, föröva ทำความผิด yapmak, işlemek 做(壞事);犯法 вчиняти کرنا ، سر انجام دینا phạm phải );
2 to hand over (a person) to an institution etc for treatment, safekeeping etc committed to prison. toevertrou يودِعُ في السِّجْن поверявам předat, odsoudit indlægge; indsætte übergeben κλείνω κπ. σε ίδρυμα κτλ. internar (kedagi) (kuhugi) toimetama تحویل دادن passittaa faire interner לְאַשפֵּז भेजना predati, izručiti átad memasukkan afhenda; setja í affidare 引き渡す (시설에) 수감하다 perduoti, patikėti nodot; ieslodzīt memasukkan laten opnemen, gevangen zetten overgi (seg), (tvangs)innlegge powierzać, osadzać entregar a trimite помещать; заключать uväzniť zapreti uputiti överlämna, ta in ส่งให้ kapamak, yatırmak 將(某人)押交(送交) ув'язнювати سپرد کرنا trao hoặc chuyển ai tới một nơi an toàn để chữa trị ...
3 to put (oneself) under a particular obligation She has committed herself to looking after her dead brother's children till the age of 18. verbind يَلْتَزِم задължавам zavázat se forpligte sig sich verpflichten δεσμεύω comprometerse (end) siduma مقید کردن؛ متعهد به انجام کاری کردن sitoutua s'engager (à) לְחָייֵב वादा करना povjeriti, predati elkötelezi magát melibatkan skuldbinda (sig) impegnarsi 約束する 떠맡다 į(si)pareigoti uzņemties saistības menyerahkan op zich nemen forplikte (seg til), binde (seg) zobowiązywać się comprometer-se a se angaja (să) связать себя обязательствами zaviazať sa naložiti (si) dolžnost posvetiti se förbinda (åtaga) sig มีพันธะ kendini adamak, üstlenmek 使(自己)承諾 зв'язати себе зобов'язанням پابند ہونا cam kết 使
n comˈmitment
obligation She could not take the job because of family commitments. verpligtinge الْتِزام ангажимент závazek forpligtelse die Verpflichtung δέσμευση, υποχρέωση compromiso, obligación kohustus تعهد؛ قول sitoumus obligation מְחוּיָבוּת वादा obveza elkötelezettség kewajiban skuldbinding impegno 責任 일, 의무 pareiga, įsipareigojimas saistības tanggungan verplichting forpliktelse, bindende avtale zobowiązanie compromisso obligaţie обязательство záväzok obveza obaveza åtagande, förpliktelse ความรับผิดชอบ yükümlülük, sorumluluk 所承擔的義務,承諾 зобов'язання پابندی ، مجبوری lời cam kết
n comˈmittal
the act of committing (to an institution). toewysing, aanbeveling إحالَةٌ إلى سِجْن أو مُؤسَّسه поверяване uvěznění indlæggelse; fængsling die Bindung, die Verpflichtung εγκλεισμός σε ίδρυμα κτλ. reclusión (kuhugi) toimetamine تعهد passitus internement הַעֲבָרָה לְמוֹסָד व्यक्ति को जेल या मानसिक अस्पताल में भेजना upućivanje rábízás pemasukan fangelsun; innilokun á hæli carcerazione; internamento 収容 수감 perdavimas nodošana; ieslodzīšana pemasukkan opname, gevangenzetting (fengslings-/innleggings)kjennelse powierzenie internamento arestare; internare помещение; заключение uväznenie izročitev slanje u zatvor överlämnande, häktning การให้สัญญา hapse atma, akıl hastanesine kapatma (işi) 收押 ув'язнення پابند ہونا sự tống giam
adj comˈmitted
pledged to do, or to support, something He was committed to looking after his uncle; He is a committed socialist. betrokke, verbonde مُلْتَزِم بِ задължен zavázaný, angažovaný engagere sig verpflichtet ταγμένος comprometido, entregado pühendunud متعهد شده sitoutunut engagé (à) מְחוּיָב वचनबद्ध, प्रतिबद्ध predan elkötelezett bersumpah skuldbundinn; staðfastur impegnato 献身した 약속한 pareigingas, atsidavęs nodevies; apsolījies; saistījies komited gea angageerd, toegewijd forpliktet, engasjert zobowiązany empenhado devotat; dedicat (cuiva) преданный идее angažovaný zadolžen (za koga/kaj); privržen posvećen engagerad ซึ่งมีพันธะ kendini adamış 承諾的 той, що взяв на себе зобов'язання; відданий پابند ہونا tận tụy

commit يَرتكِب spáchat begå begehen διαπράττω cometer tehdä rikos tai virhe commettre povjeriti impegnarsi 犯す 저지르다 toevertrouwen begå popełnić comprometer-se совершать begå ให้คำมั่นสัญญา işlemek phạm phải 托交


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