commit

verb

com·mit kə-ˈmit How to pronounce commit (audio)

committed; committing

transitive verb

: to carry into action deliberately : perpetrate

commit a crime

commit a sin

: obligate, bind

a contract committing the company to complete the project on time

in a committed relationship

: to pledge or assign to some particular course or use

commit all troops to the attack

: to reveal the views of

refused to commit himself on the issue

: to put into charge or trust : entrust

… commit all executive, legislative, and judicial powers to one man …

Arthur T. Vanderbilt

: to place in a prison or mental institution

The patient was committed by the court to a mental hospital.

He was committed to the state penitentiary for 10 years

: to consign or record for preservation

commit it to memory

: to put into a place for disposal or safekeeping

The chaplain committed the sailor's body to the deep.

: to refer (something, such as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report

intransitive verb

: to obligate or pledge oneself

obsolete : to perpetrate an offense

committable

kə-ˈmi-tə-bəl How to pronounce commit (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

The massacre was committed by the rebel army. The contract commits the company to finishing the bridge by next fall. He keeps delaying his decision because he doesn't want to commit himself. They have not yet committed to a particular course of action.

Recent Examples on the Web Nearly four years after the killing, Geas, DeCologero and McKinnon were charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 The men were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, sentences that each amount up to 20 years in prison.

Emily Sacia, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 Among the charges was conspiracy to commit bribery, money laundering, wire fraud and tax evasion.

Leon Stafford, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 The two founders, both Brazilian nationals, were also charged with conspiracy to commit money-laundering.

Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 In a video posted on her social-media channel, Bishop said that the federal agents were looking for evidence of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022 Jones and Shearrill were each booked into jail on suspicion of robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and weapons, according to the department.

Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 The indictment charges Resendez and Cela each with one count of conspiracy to commit carjackings and two counts of carjacking.

Brian L. Cox, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 The twin filings against Pavel Ruiz, 29, hit Miami federal court this week, the criminal charge being conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

David J. Neal, Sun Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

commit

verb

com·mit kə-ˈmit How to pronounce commit (audio)

committed; committing

: to bring about : perform

commit a crime

: to make secure or put in safekeeping : entrust

"… I must commit a friend's life to your discretion."

Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped

: to place in or send to a prison or mental hospital

: to pledge to do some particular thing

When asked if he would volunteer, he wouldn't commit himself.

Legal Definition

commit

verb

com·mit

committed; committing

transitive verb

: to put into another's charge or trust : entrust, consign

committed her children to her sister's care

: to place in a prison or mental hospital especially by judicial order

was found to be gravely disabled and was involuntarily committed to the Central Louisiana State Hospital

In the Matter of K.G., 531 So. 2d 575 (1988)

compare institutionalize, interdict

: to send (as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report

commit the crime bill to the joint committee

: to carry into action deliberately : perpetrate

to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas

U.S. Constitution art. I

: obligate, bind

intransitive verb

: to obligate or bind oneself

would not commit to the irrevocable order

commit

verb

as in to execute

to carry through (as a process) to completion accused of committing a felony

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

execute
accomplish
perform
fulfill
do
achieve
make
implement
fulfil
perpetrate
prosecute
negotiate
carry out
complete
carry off
put through
pull off
realize
finish
effectuate
practice
go through
effect
bring off
compass
bring about
repeat
attain
follow through (with)
reenact
actualize
ace
practise
end
nail
engage (in)
wind up
reduplicate
work (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fail
slight
skimp
slur

as in to pledge

to obligate by prior agreement we were committed to finishing the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

pledge
vow
promise
engage
swear
mortgage
enroll
troth
enlist
enrol
sign on
contract
overcommit
betroth
affiance
sign up
plight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

renege

as in to leave

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another commit only some power to each official

Synonyms & Similar Words

leave
hand
transfer
deliver
give
delegate
relinquish
entrust
consign
recommend
pass
commend
transmit
trust
confide
submit
grant
intrust
loan
assign
repose
lend
hand over
will
distribute
turn over
vest
give over
recommit
furnish
divide
confer
dispense
surrender
bequeath
supply
release
hand in
disperse
yield
turn in
advance
hand on
deal (out)
hand down
redeliver
retransfer
retransmit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

keep
hold
retain
accept
withhold
receive
possess
take
own
reserve
detain
hold back
occupy
take over
take in

as in to imprison

to put in or as if in prison committed the rapist to prison

Synonyms & Similar Words

imprison
jail
incarcerate
intern
confine
detain
restrain
arrest
catch
limit
capture
restrict
apprehend
immure
constrain
jug
nab
seize
shut
keep
bind
hold
lock (up)
bar
impress
gate
shackle
impound
pick up
pinch
handcuff
bust
enchain
shanghai
manacle
fetter
trammel

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

release
liberate
free
discharge
emancipate
enfranchise
manumit
unbind
unchain
unfetter
uncage

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of commit are confide, consign, entrust, and relegate. While all these words mean "to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose," commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody.

committed the felon to prison

In some situations, the words confide and commit are roughly equivalent. However, confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance.

confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney

The meanings of consign and commit largely overlap; however, consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality.

consigned the damaging notes to the fire

The words entrust and commit can be used in similar contexts, but entrust implies committing with trust and confidence.

the president is entrusted with broad powers

While the synonyms relegate and commit are close in meaning, relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of.

relegated to an obscure position in the company

单词	commit
释义	commit verb com·mit kə-ˈmit committed; committing transitive verb 1 : to carry into action deliberately : perpetrate commit a crime commit a sin 2 a : obligate, bind a contract committing the company to complete the project on time in a committed relationship b : to pledge or assign to some particular course or use commit all troops to the attack c : to reveal the views of refused to commit himself on the issue 3 a : to put into charge or trust : entrust … commit all executive, legislative, and judicial powers to one man … Arthur T. Vanderbilt b : to place in a prison or mental institution The patient was committed by the court to a mental hospital. He was committed to the state penitentiary for 10 years c : to consign or record for preservation commit it to memory d : to put into a place for disposal or safekeeping The chaplain committed the sailor's body to the deep. e : to refer (something, such as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report intransitive verb 1 : to obligate or pledge oneself 2 obsolete : to perpetrate an offense committable kə-ˈmi-tə-bəl adjective Synonyms accomplish achieve bring off carry off carry out compass do execute follow through (with) fulfill fulfil make negotiate perform perpetrate prosecute pull off put through See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The massacre was committed by the rebel army. The contract commits the company to finishing the bridge by next fall. He keeps delaying his decision because he doesn't want to commit himself. They have not yet committed to a particular course of action. Recent Examples on the Web Nearly four years after the killing, Geas, DeCologero and McKinnon were charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 The men were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, sentences that each amount up to 20 years in prison. Emily Sacia, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 Among the charges was conspiracy to commit bribery, money laundering, wire fraud and tax evasion. Leon Stafford, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 The two founders, both Brazilian nationals, were also charged with conspiracy to commit money-laundering. Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 In a video posted on her social-media channel, Bishop said that the federal agents were looking for evidence of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022 Jones and Shearrill were each booked into jail on suspicion of robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and weapons, according to the department. Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 The indictment charges Resendez and Cela each with one count of conspiracy to commit carjackings and two counts of carjacking. Brian L. Cox, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 The twin filings against Pavel Ruiz, 29, hit Miami federal court this week, the criminal charge being conspiracy to commit wire fraud. David J. Neal, Sun Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English committen "to give in trust (to), delegate authority (to), engage in," borrowed from Anglo-French committer, commettre, going back to Latin committere "to join together, engage, place in the keeping of, entrust, bring about, carry out (a crime)," from com- com- + mittere "to release, let go, send (for a purpose)" — more at admit First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a Phrases Containing commit commit a crime commit (something) to memory commit (something) to paper/writing commit suicide commit a crime commit (something) to memory commit (something) to paper/writing commit suicide Kids Definition commit verb com·mit kə-ˈmit committed; committing 1 : to bring about : perform commit a crime 2 : to make secure or put in safekeeping : entrust "… I must commit a friend's life to your discretion." Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped 3 : to place in or send to a prison or mental hospital 4 : to pledge to do some particular thing When asked if he would volunteer, he wouldn't commit himself. Medical Definition commit transitive verb com·mit kə-ˈmit committed; committing : to place in a prison or mental institution a patient committed by the court to a state hospital Legal Definition commit verb com·mit committed; committing transitive verb 1 a : to put into another's charge or trust : entrust, consign committed her children to her sister's care b : to place in a prison or mental hospital especially by judicial order was found to be gravely disabled and was involuntarily committed to the Central Louisiana State Hospital In the Matter of K.G., 531 So. 2d 575 (1988) compare institutionalize, interdict c : to send (as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report commit the crime bill to the joint committee 2 : to carry into action deliberately : perpetrate to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas U.S. Constitution art. I 3 : obligate, bind intransitive verb : to obligate or bind oneself would not commit to the irrevocable order commit verb 1 as in to execute to carry through (as a process) to completion accused of committing a felony Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance execute accomplish perform fulfill do achieve make implement fulfil perpetrate prosecute negotiate carry out complete carry off put through pull off realize finish effectuate practice go through effect bring off compass bring about repeat attain follow through (with) reenact actualize ace practise end nail engage (in) wind up reduplicate work (at) Antonyms & Near Antonyms fail slight skimp slur 2 as in to pledge to obligate by prior agreement we were committed to finishing the project Synonyms & Similar Words pledge vow promise engage swear mortgage enroll troth enlist enrol sign on contract overcommit betroth affiance sign up plight Antonyms & Near Antonyms renege 3 as in to leave to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another commit only some power to each official Synonyms & Similar Words leave hand transfer deliver give delegate relinquish entrust consign recommend pass commend transmit trust confide submit grant intrust loan assign repose lend hand over will distribute turn over vest give over recommit furnish divide confer dispense surrender bequeath supply release hand in disperse yield turn in advance hand on deal (out) hand down redeliver retransfer retransmit Antonyms & Near Antonyms keep hold retain accept withhold receive possess take own reserve detain hold back occupy take over take in See More 4 as in to imprison to put in or as if in prison committed the rapist to prison Synonyms & Similar Words imprison jail incarcerate intern confine detain restrain arrest catch limit capture restrict apprehend immure constrain jug nab seize shut keep bind hold lock (up) bar impress gate shackle impound pick up pinch handcuff bust enchain shanghai manacle fetter trammel Antonyms & Near Antonyms release liberate free discharge emancipate enfranchise manumit unbind unchain unfetter uncage See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of commit are confide, consign, entrust, and relegate. While all these words mean "to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose," commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody. committed the felon to prison In some situations, the words confide and commit are roughly equivalent. However, confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance. confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney The meanings of consign and commit largely overlap; however, consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality. consigned the damaging notes to the fire The words entrust and commit can be used in similar contexts, but entrust implies committing with trust and confidence. the president is entrusted with broad powers While the synonyms relegate and commit are close in meaning, relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of. relegated to an obscure position in the company
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commit

verb

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Phrases Containing commit

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