Commit
Related Definitions
[v] 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"
[v] make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
[v] cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
[v] To confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
[v] perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
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Synonyms
charge, confide, consecrate, dedicate, devote, entrust, give, institutionalise, institutionalize, intrust, invest, perpetrate, place, pull, put, send, trust
Related Terms
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, charge, charter, com