committed; committing
1
: to carry into action deliberately : perpetrate
commit a crime
commit a sin
2
3
a
: to put into charge or trust : entrust
… commit all executive, legislative, and judicial powers to one man …—
Arthur T. Vanderbilt
Arthur T. Vanderbilt
b
: to place in a prison or mental institution
The patient was committed by the court to a mental hospital.
He was committed to the state penitentiary for 10 years
c
: to consign or record for preservation
commit it to memory
d
: to put into a place for disposal or safekeeping
The chaplain committed the sailor's body to the deep.
e
: to refer (something, such as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report
Synonyms
Examples of commit in a Sentence
The massacre was committed by the rebel army.
The contract commits the company to finishing the bridge by next fall.
He keeps delaying his decision because he doesn't want to commit himself.
They have not yet committed to a particular course of action.
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Herbert said Bates was one of several suspects who committed felony retail theft at Ulta Beauty on Feb. 10, 2020, and then fled in a vehicle.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Air Force commit Mikhail Benner hauled in three touchdown passes from Darien Jackson to help give the Eagles a 35-0 halftime lead that was more than enough to clinch the program’s third straight trip to the 4A quarterfinals.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
As a portrait of young revolutionaries, Say Nothing crackles with the thrill and romance of committing one’s life to an armed cause.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Banzai's management is committed to addressing material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting, as identified in the filing.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Air Force commit Mikhail Benner hauled in three touchdown passes from Darien Jackson to help give the Eagles a 35-0 halftime lead that was more than enough to clinch the program’s third straight trip to the 4A quarterfinals.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
As a portrait of young revolutionaries, Say Nothing crackles with the thrill and romance of committing one’s life to an armed cause.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Banzai's management is committed to addressing material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting, as identified in the filing.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Commit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commit. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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commit
verb
com·mit
kə-ˈmit 
committed; committing
1
a
: to make secure or put in safekeeping : entrust
commit the poem to memory
b
: to place in a prison or mental institution
2
: bring about, perform
commit a crime
3
: to pledge or assign to some particular course or use
committed myself to a meeting on Thursday
Medical Definition
commit
transitive verb
com·mit
kə-ˈmit
committed; committing
: to place in a prison or mental institution
a patient committed by the court to a state hospital
Legal Definition
commit
verb
com·mit
committed; committing
1
b
: to place in a prison or mental hospital especially by judicial order
was found to be gravely disabled and was involuntarily committed to the Central Louisiana State Hospital—In the Matter of K.G., 531 So. 2d 575 (1988)
compare institutionalize, interdict
In the Matter of K.G., 531 So. 2d 575 (1988)
c
: to send (as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report
commit the crime bill to the joint committee
2
: to carry into action deliberately : perpetrate
to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas—U.S. Constitution art. I
U.S. Constitution art. I
: to obligate or bind oneself
would not commit to the irrevocable order
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