What is the meaning of committed?

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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"

adjective

  • Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude.
    • usage: "committed church members"; "a committed Marxist"
  • Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship.
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APAWordNet. (2010). committed. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/committed/definitions/1171068
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "committed" http://smartdefine.org/committed/definitions/1171068 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, committed, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/committed/definitions/1171068>.
MLAWordNet. "committed" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/committed/definitions/1171068>
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