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| com·mit [ kə mít ] (past and past participle com·mit·ted, present participle com·mit·ting, 3rd person present singular com·mits) |
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1. intransitive verb promise devotion: to pledge devotion or dedication to somebody or something
  He wasn't yet ready to commit to the relationship.
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2. transitive verb promise resources: to devote or pledge something such as time or money to an undertaking
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3. transitive verb do wrong: to do something wrong or illegal
commit a felony
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4. transitive verb entrust something to somebody: to entrust something or somebody to somebody else for protection
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5. transitive verb record something for future: to consign or record something in order to preserve it
committed the numbers to memory
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6. transitive verb assign something for destruction: to give something over for destruction or disposal
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7. transitive verb law psychiatry institutionalize somebody: to confine somebody legally to an institution, e.g. a prison or mental health facility
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8. transitive verb politics refer proposed law for review: to refer a bill to a legislative committee for review
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| [14th century. < Latin committere "put together" < mittere "put, send"] |
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| com·mit·ta·ble adjective |
| com·mit·ter noun |
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