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1. (v.t.) commit
to give in trust or charge; consign.
2. commit
to consign for preservation:
to commit ideas to writing.
3. commit
to declare as having a certain opinion or position:
The senator would not commit herself on the upcoming vote.
4. commit
to bind or obligate, as by pledge or assurance:
to commit oneself to a healthy lifestyle.
5. commit
to entrust, esp. for safekeeping; commend:
to commit one's soul to God.
6. commit
to assign or allot for a certain purpose:
to commit troops to battle.
7. commit
to do; perform; perpetrate:
to commit murder.
8. commit
to consign, as to a prison or mental institution, by or as if by legal authority.
9. commit
to deliver for treatment, disposal, etc.; relegate:
to commit a manuscript to the flames.
10. commit
to refer (a legislative bill or proposal) to a committee for consideration.
11. (v.i.) commit
to pledge or engage oneself.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< AF committer) < L committere to join together, engage, begin, entrust, commit)
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| Definition of 'COMMIT' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) perpetrate, commit, pull
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
"perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
2. (verb) give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
"She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
3. (verb) commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
"After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
4. (verb) entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
confer a trust upon
"The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
5. (verb) invest, put, commit, place
make an investment
"Put money into bonds"
6. (verb) commit, practice
engage in or perform
"practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"
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1. (verb) commit
to do sth illegal or wrong
to commit a crime/sin; to commit murder
2. commit
commit adultery
to have sex with sb who is not your wife or husband
3. commit
commit suicide
to intentionally kill yourself
4. commit
to promise to do sth
She has committed herself to playing thirteen concerts.; I can't commit to that.
5. commit
to decide that sth will be used for a particular purpose
The government is committing more troops to the region.
6. commit
to say you will have a relationship with one person only
too young to commit
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| Definition of 'COMMIT' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) COMMIT
to give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto
2. (verb) COMMIT
to put in charge of a jailor; to imprison
3. (verb) COMMIT
to do; to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault
4. (verb) COMMIT
to join for a contest; to match; -- followed by with
5. (verb) COMMIT
to pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to commit one's self to a certain course
6. (verb) COMMIT
to confound
7. (verb) COMMIT
to sin; esp., to be incontinent
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| Definition of 'COMMIT' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. COMMIT
The process of committing one or more air interceptors or surface-to-air missiles for interception against a target track.
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Sense: to perform; to do (especially something illegal)
He committed the murder when he was drunk.
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 Afrikaans: begaan |
 Arabic: يَرْتَكِب |
 Bulgarian: извършвам |
 Brazilian: cometer |
 Czech: spáchat |
 German: begehen |
 Danish: begå |
 Greek: διαπράττω |
 Spanish: cometer |
 Estonian: toime panema |
 Farsi: مرتکب شدن |
 Finnish: suorittaa |
 French: commettre |
 Hebrew: לְבָצֵע מָשֵהו שְׁלִילִי |
 Hindi: करना |
 Croatian: počiniti |
 Hungarian: elkövet |
 Indonesian: melakukan |
 Icelandic: fremja |
 Italian: commettere |
 Japanese: 犯す |
 Korean: (죄 등을) 저지르다 |
 Lithuanian: įvykdyti, padaryti |
 Latvian: izdarīt |
 Malay: melakukan |
 Dutch: begaan |
 Norwegian: begå |
 Polish: popełniać |
 Persian: مرتکب شدن |
 Pashto: ارتكاب كول: باور كول انتق |
 Portuguese: cometer |
 Romanian: a comite, a săvârşi |
 Russian: совершать |
 Slovak: spáchať |
 Slovenian: storiti, zakriviti |
 Serbian: počiniti |
 Swedish: begå, föröva |
 Thai: ทำความผิด |
 Turkish: yapmak, işlemek |
 Taiwanese: 做(壞事)，犯法 |
 Ukrainian: вчиняти |
 Urdu: کرنا ، سر انجام دینا |
 Vietnamese: phạm phải |
 Chinese: 做（坏事），犯法 |
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