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commit definition

com·mit (kə mit)

transitive verb committed -·mit′·ted, committing -·mit′·ting

  1. to give in charge or trust; deliver for safekeeping; entrust; consign we commit his fame to posterity
  2. to put officially in custody or confinement committed to prison
  3. to hand over or set apart to be disposed of or put to some purpose to commit something to the trash heap
  4. to do or perpetrate (an offense or crime)
  5. to bind as by a promise; pledge; engage committed to the struggle
  6. to make known the opinions or views of to commit oneself on an issue
  7. 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:

commit Idioms

commit to memory

to learn by heart; memorize

commit to paper

or commit to writing
to write down; record

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