Thesaurus: commit

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1. v. t. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto.
2. v. t. To put in charge of a jailor; to imprison.
3. v. t. To do; to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
4. v. t. To join for a contest; to match; -- followed by with.
5. v. t. To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to commit one's self to a certain course.
6. v. t. To confound.
7. v. i. To sin; esp., to be incontinent.
8. v. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
9. v. make a set of changes permanent
10. v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
11. v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
12. v. confer a trust upon