commit
commit definition
com·mit (kə mit′)
transitive verb committed -·mit′·ted, committing -·mit′·ting
- to give in charge or trust; deliver for safekeeping; entrust; consign we commit his fame to posterity
- to put officially in custody or confinement committed to prison
- to hand over or set apart to be disposed of or put to some purpose to commit something to the trash heap
- to do or perpetrate (an offense or crime)
- to bind as by a promise; pledge; engage committed to the struggle
- to make known the opinions or views of to commit oneself on an issue
- to refer (a bill, etc.) to a committee to be considered
Etymology: ME committen < L committere, to bring together, commit < com-, together + mittere, to send: see mission
intransitive verb
Informal to make a pledge or promise: often with to
Related Forms:
- committable com·mit′·table adjective
commit Idioms
commit to memory
to learn by heart; memorize
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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