commit
Meaning of commit
verb
- perpetrate or carry out (a mistake, crime, or immoral act).
he committed an uncharacteristic error
- pledge or bind (a person or an organization) to a certain course or policy.
they were reluctant to commit themselves to an opinion
the treaty commits each party to defend the other
try it out before you commit to a purchase
- transfer something to (a state or place where it can be kept or preserved).
he composed a letter but didn't commit it to paper
she committed each tiny feature to memory
late Middle English: from Latin committere ‘join, entrust’ (in medieval Latin ‘put into custody’), from com- ‘with’ + mittere ‘put or send’.
Information about commit
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of commit is: commits.
- Languages in which commit is used:
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Hyphenation of commit
com-mit
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- commit is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
commit synonyms
Meaning perpetrate:
Meaning give:
give, dedicate, consecrate, devote
Meaning institutionalize:
institutionalize, send, charge
Meaning entrust:
entrust, intrust, trust, confide
Meaning invest:
Meaning perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified):
Meaning carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function):
Meaning make (a bill or other proposal) law:
Meaning put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect:
Meaning cause (something) to happen; bring about:
Meaning achieve or complete successfully:
Meaning put into force or operation:
Meaning commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise:
Meaning make a formal application or request:
Meaning tie or fasten (something) tightly together:
Meaning require or compel (someone) to undertake a legal or moral duty:
Translation of commit
- Italian: impegnarsi, unirsi, stringere, relazionarsi, commettere, perpetrare, collocare, investire, impegnare, dedicare, consacrare, affidare, consegnare, raccomandare, committare
- Spanish: comprometerse, unirse, cometer, invertir, confiar, confirmar
- French: commetre, investir
- German: begehen, investieren, widmen
- Portuguese: dedicar
Words that rhyme with commit
dammit, frammit, goddammit, Emmit, semmit, dimmit, immit, miscommit, overcommit, precommit, recommit, subcommit, Summit, presummit, summit
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