Overview of verb commit

The verb commit has 6 senses

• perpetrate, commit, pull -- (perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery")


• give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote -- (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church")


• commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge -- (cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison")


• entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit -- (confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God")


• invest, put, commit, place -- (make an investment; "Put money into bonds")


• commit, practice -- (engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness")

Overview of adj committed

The adj committed has 2 senses

• committed -- (bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude; "committed church members"; "a committed Marxist")


• attached, committed -- (associated in an exclusive sexual relationship)