com·mit /kəˈmɪt/
1. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
synset: perpetrate, commit, pull
2. 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"
synset: give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
3. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
synset: commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
4. confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
synset: entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
5. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
synset: invest, put, commit, place
6. engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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