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

commits

verb

present tense third-person singular of commit

as in executes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

executes
performs
accomplishes
achieves
fulfills
does
makes
implements
fulfils
perpetrates
prosecutes
negotiates
completes
carries out
realizes
pulls off
finishes
goes through
carries off
brings off
effectuates
practices
effects
puts through
brings about
follows through (with)
compasses
attains
repeats
reenacts
actualizes
aces
practises
ends
nails
engages (in)
winds up
reduplicates
works (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fails
slurs
slights
skimps

as in pledges

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

pledges
vows
promises
swears
engages
mortgages
enrolls
enlists
troths
enrols
betroths
contracts
plights
signs on
signs up
affiances
overcommits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

reneges

as in leaves

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

leaves
hands
transfers
gives
delivers
delegates
recommends
relinquishes
commends
passes
entrusts
trusts
transmits
consigns
grants
confides
loans
submits
reposes
assigns
hands over
turns over
lends
intrusts
vests
distributes
gives over
bequeaths
divides
confers
furnishes
dispenses
surrenders
releases
recommits
disperses
hands in
supplies
yields
hands on
turns in
wills
advances
hands down
deals (out)
retransmits
retransfers
redelivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

holds
keeps
retains
receives
possesses
owns
accepts
withholds
reserves
takes
detains
occupies
holds back
takes in
takes over

as in imprisons

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

imprisons
jails
interns
incarcerates
detains
restrains
arrests
confines
catches
restricts
apprehends
captures
limits
immures
shuts
nabs
jugs
constrains
seizes
binds
locks (up)
impresses
keeps
bars
holds
gates
impounds
pinches
enchains
busts
picks up
fetters
shanghais
trammels
shackles
handcuffs
manacles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

releases
liberates
frees
discharges
emancipates
unbinds
enfranchises
unchains
manumits
uncages
unfetters

单词	commits
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 commits verb present tense third-person singular of commit 1 as in executes to carry through (as a process) to completion accused of committing a felony Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance executes performs accomplishes achieves fulfills does makes implements fulfils perpetrates prosecutes negotiates completes carries out realizes pulls off finishes goes through carries off brings off effectuates practices effects puts through brings about follows through (with) compasses attains repeats reenacts actualizes aces practises ends nails engages (in) winds up reduplicates works (at) Antonyms & Near Antonyms fails slurs slights skimps 2 as in pledges to obligate by prior agreement we were committed to finishing the project Synonyms & Similar Words pledges vows promises swears engages mortgages enrolls enlists troths enrols betroths contracts plights signs on signs up affiances overcommits Antonyms & Near Antonyms reneges 3 as in leaves to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another commit only some power to each official Synonyms & Similar Words leaves hands transfers gives delivers delegates recommends relinquishes commends passes entrusts trusts transmits consigns grants confides loans submits reposes assigns hands over turns over lends intrusts vests distributes gives over bequeaths divides confers furnishes dispenses surrenders releases recommits disperses hands in supplies yields hands on turns in wills advances hands down deals (out) retransmits retransfers redelivers Antonyms & Near Antonyms holds keeps retains receives possesses owns accepts withholds reserves takes detains occupies holds back takes in takes over See More 4 as in imprisons to put in or as if in prison committed the rapist to prison Synonyms & Similar Words imprisons jails interns incarcerates detains restrains arrests confines catches restricts apprehends captures limits immures shuts nabs jugs constrains seizes binds locks (up) impresses keeps bars holds gates impounds pinches enchains busts picks up fetters shanghais trammels shackles handcuffs manacles Antonyms & Near Antonyms releases liberates frees discharges emancipates unbinds enfranchises unchains manumits uncages unfetters See More
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commit

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