What is the meaning of commit?

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verb

  • Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.
    • usage: "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
  • Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.
    • usage: "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
  • Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution.
    • usage: "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
  • Confer a trust upon.
    • usage: "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
  • Make an investment.
    • usage: "Put money into bonds"
  • Engage in or perform.
    • usage: "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"
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APAWordNet. (2010). commit. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/commit/definitions/1327034
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "commit" http://smartdefine.org/commit/definitions/1327034 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, commit, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/commit/definitions/1327034>.
MLAWordNet. "commit" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/commit/definitions/1327034>
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