1. commit - verb
· perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
Synonym(s): perpetrate, pull
2. commit - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): give, dedicate, consecrate, devote
Hypernym(s): use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
3. commit - verb
· cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
Synonym(s): institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
Hypernym(s): transfer
4. commit - verb
· confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
Synonym(s): entrust, intrust, trust, confide
Hypernym(s): pass, hand, reach, pass_on, turn_over, give
5. commit - verb
· make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
Synonym(s): invest, put, place
Hypernym(s): spend, expend, drop
6. commit - verb
· engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"
Synonym(s): practice
Hypernym(s): prosecute, engage, pursue
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