commit
to do; perform; perpetrate: to commit murder; to commit an error.
to pledge (oneself) to a position on an issue or question; express (one's intention, feeling, etc.): Asked if he was a candidate, he refused to commit himself.
to bind or obligate, as by pledge or assurance; pledge: to commit oneself to a promise; to be committed to a course of action.
to consign for preservation: to commit ideas to writing; to commit a poem to memory.
to consign to custody: to commit a delinquent to a juvenile detention center.
to place in a mental institution or hospital by or as if by legal authority: He was committed by court order on the recommendation of two psychiatrists.
to deliver for treatment, disposal, etc.; relegate: to commit a manuscript to the flames.
to send into a battle: The commander has committed all his troops to the front lines.
Parliamentary Procedure. to refer (a bill or the like) to a committee for consideration.
to bind or obligate oneself, as by pledge or assurance; devote or engage oneself to a person or thing: She is an athlete who commits to the highest standards.If he hasn’t committed after eight years, he’s never going to marry you.
Idioms about commit
com·mit su·i·cide, to intentionally end one’s own life.: See Usage note at suicide.
Origin of commit
1Other words for commit
1 | carry out, effect, execute |
Other words from commit
- com·mit·ta·ble, adjective
- com·mit·ter, noun
- non·com·mit·ted, adjective
- pre·com·mit, verb (used with object), pre·com·mit·ted, pre·com·mit·ting.
- un·com·mit, verb, un·com·mit·ted, un·com·mit·ting.
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How to use commit in a sentence
To Koch, “that’s just a great data point that people are committed.”
Of the $454 billion pot allotted from the Treasury Department under the Cares Act, only $195 billion has been specifically committed to cover any losses the Fed might take through its programs, including through loans that companies fail to repay.
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin cuts off several Federal Reserve emergency aid programs, sparking unusual rebuke from Fed | Rachel Siegel, Jeff Stein | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostWhile Metro has committed to having a “zero-emissions” fleet, it has not announced a timetable.
Metro board approves budget cuts, buyouts as pandemic dents agency’s budget | Justin George | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostThey’re committed to the communities they’ve made and joined — connections that can outweigh concerns about the company.
Why it’s easy to hate Facebook but hard to leave | Heather Kelly | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostSo last year, we finally committed to a date and visited for a week.
Miss Manners: Family visit becomes one big project | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | November 19, 2020 | Washington Post
A new reality series spotlights the extent people will go to impress a crush—from pretending to be deaf to committing theft.
‘My Crazy Love’ Reveals the Craziest Lies People Tell for Love | Kevin Fallon | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLa Barbie videotaped himself in the act of committing atrocities and mailed the evidence to The Dallas Morning News.
In this other video, 29-year-old Crawford is not committing an atrocity such as might be expected of ISIS.
Keen on enjoying her youth, Reign has little interest in committing right now.
Swipe Right For Sex: Mixxxer Is Tinder for the Porn Star Set | Aurora Snow | October 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEight months later, Rivers considered committing suicide herself.
Joan Rivers's Trailblazing, Troubled, and Complicated Role in Late-Night TV | Kevin Fallon | September 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe learned the series by heart without any suspicion that he was committing it to memory.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)But I cannot imagine myself committing suicide—talk about ugly words!
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHow near to the husband must she be when committing a wrong to render him liable and escape herself.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesA husband cannot chastise his wife, but he may use force to restrain her from committing a violent criminal wrong.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThe first three days passed without either group committing itself.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for commit
/ (kəˈmɪt) /
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
to confine officially or take into custody: to commit someone to prison
(usually passive) to pledge or align (oneself), as to a particular cause, action, or attitude: a committed radical
to order (forces) into action
to perform (a crime, error, etc); do; perpetrate
to surrender, esp for destruction: she committed the letter to the fire
to refer (a bill, etc) to a committee of a legislature
Origin of commit
1Derived forms of commit
- committable, adjective
- committer, noun
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