commit

One entry found for commit.

Main Entry: com·mit
Pronunciation: k&-'mit
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): com·mit·ted; com·mit·ting
Etymology: Middle English committen, from Anglo-French committer, from Latin committere to connect, entrust, from com- + mittere to send
transitive verb
1 a : to put into charge or trust : ENTRUST b : to place in a prison or mental institution c : to consign or record for preservation <commit it to memory> d : to put into a place for disposal or safekeeping e : to refer (as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report
2 : to carry into action deliberately : PERPETRATE <commit a crime>
3 a : OBLIGATE, BIND <a contract committing the company to complete the project on time> b : to pledge or assign to some particular course or use <commit all troops to the attack> c : to reveal the views of <refused to commit himself on the issue>
intransitive verb
1 obsolete : to perpetrate an offense
2 : to obligate or pledge oneself
- com·mit·ta·ble /-'mi-t&-b&l/ adjective
synonyms COMMIT, ENTRUST, CONFIDE, CONSIGN, RELEGATE mean to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose. COMMIT may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody <committed the felon to prison>. ENTRUST implies committing with trust and confidence <the president is entrusted with broad powers>. CONFIDE implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance <confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney>. CONSIGN suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality <consigned the damaging notes to the fire>. RELEGATE implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of <relegated to an obscure position in the company>.