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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024com•mit /kəˈmɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to declare that one has a certain opinion or position:[~ + oneself]The senator would not commit herself on the upcoming vote.
- to obligate (oneself), such as by a pledge:[~ + oneself + to + object]He committed himself to helping the poor.
- to entrust, esp. for safekeeping;
commend: to commit one's soul to God. - to put (something) in a place or state for keeping: She decided to commit her ideas to writing.
- to assign or send for a certain purpose;
allocate:[~ + object + to + object]The general committed his troops to battle. - to do;
perform;
perpetrate:to commit murder. - to send (someone) to a prison or mental institution by legal authority:He was committed to an institution for the criminally insane.
See -mit-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024com•mit (kə mit′),USA pronunciation v., -mit•ted, -mit•ting. v.t. - to give in trust or charge;
consign. - to consign for preservation:to commit ideas to writing; to commit a poem to memory.
- 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 entrust, esp. for safekeeping;
commend:to commit one's soul to God. - to do;
perform;
perpetrate:to commit murder; to commit an error. - to consign to custody:to commit a delinquent to a reformatory.
- to place in a mental institution or hospital by or as if by legal authority:He was committed on the certificate 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.
- Government[Parl. Proc.]to refer (a bill or the like) to a committee for consideration.
v.i. - to pledge or engage oneself:an athlete who commits to the highest standards.
- Latin committere, equivalent. to com- com- + mittere to send, give over
- Anglo-French committer)
- Middle English committen (1350–1400
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged carry out, effect, execute.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: commit /kəˈmɪt/ vb ( -mits, -mitting, -mitted)(transitive)- to hand over, as for safekeeping; charge; entrust
- 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
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin committere to join, from com- together + mittere to put, sendcomˈmittable adj comˈmitter n |