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commit

verb

1 commit

Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.

synonyms: perpetrate, pull.

Roget 751: restrain, check; put under restraint, lay under restraint; enthral, enthrall, inthral, inthrall, bethral, bethrall; restrict; debar etc. ... show more

Roget 680: do, perform, execute; achieve etc. (complete) 729; transact, enact; commit, perpetrate, inflict; exercise, prosecute, ... show more

Roget 969: go to law, appeal to the law; bring to justice, bring to trial, bring to the bar; put on trial, pull up; accuse etc. 938; prefer a claim, file a claim etc. n.; ... show more

Dutch: begaan, plegen

2 commit

Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause:
— She committed herself to the work of God.

synonyms: consecrate, dedicate, devote, give.

Dutch: geven, inzetten, wijden

3 commit

Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution:
— After the second episode, she had to be committed.
— He was committed to prison.

synonyms: charge, institutionalise, institutionalize, send.

4 commit

Confer a trust upon:
— I commit my soul to God.

synonyms: confide, entrust, intrust, trust.

Roget 755: commission, delegate, depute; consign, assign; charge; intrust, entrust; commit, commit to the hands of; authorize etc. (permit) 760.    ... show more

Dutch: in vertrouwen, vertrouwen, toevertrouwen

5 commit

Make an investment.

synonyms: invest, place, put.

Dutch: beleggen

6 commit

Engage in or perform:
— Commit a random act of kindness.

synonym: practice.


noun

Roget 840: amusement, entertainment, recreation, fun, game, fun and games; diversion, divertissement; reaction, solace; pastime, passetemps [Fr.], sport; ... show more

Moby thesaurus: accept obligation, accomplish, accredit, achieve, agree, agree to, allocate, allot, answer for, assign, assure, authorize, be answerable for, be responsible for, be security for, bind, bring about, bring off, bring to pass, carry out ... show more.

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