- to do; perform; perpetrate: to commit murder; to commit an error.
- 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 consign for preservation: to commit ideas to writing; to commit a poem to memory.
- to give in trust or charge, especially for safekeeping; consign; commend: to commit one's soul to God;Every summer we were committed to babysitters and camp counselors.
- to consign to custody: to commit a delinquent to a juvenile detention center.
- to place in a mental institution or hospital by or as if by legal authority: He was committed by court order on the recommendation 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.
- to refer (a bill or the like) to a committee for consideration.
- to bind or obligate oneself, as by pledge or assurance; devote or engage oneself to a person or thing: She is an athlete who commits to the highest standards.If he hasn’t committed after eight years, he’s never going to marry you.
- to intentionally end one’s own life.
- to hand over, as for safekeeping; charge; entrust
- to learn by heart; memorize
- to confine officially or take into custody
- to pledge or align (oneself), as to a particular cause, action, or attitude
- to order (forces) into action
- to perform (a crime, error, etc); do; perpetrate
- to surrender, esp for destruction
- to refer (a bill, etc) to a committee of a legislature
