Look up: commit

1. commit
   [Verb] To say that you will do something.
   Example: Lots of stars are committed to raising money for charity.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
2. commit
   [Verb] To promise oneself to a person, an organisation or a course of action.
   Example: The government has refused to commit itself on the issue of spending cuts.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
3. commit
   [v] - cause to be admitted
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
4. commit
   To commit a felony willingly and with knowledge of one`s actions. Category: Law • To commit a misdemeanour willingly and with knowledge of one`s actions. Category: Law
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
5. Commit
   Com·mit' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Committed ; present participle & verbal noun Committing .] [ Latin committere , commissum , to connect, commit; co...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/117
   
   
6. Commit
   Com'mit intransitive verb To sin; esp., to be incontinent. [ Obsolete] « Commit not with man's sworn spouse. Shak. »
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/117
   
   
7. commit
   institutionalise verb cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; `After the second episode, she had to be committed`; `he was committed to prison`
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8. Commit
   • (v. t.) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto. • (v. t.) To confound. • (v. i.) To sin; esp., to be incontinent. • (v. t.) To put in charge of a jailor; to imprison. • (v. t.) To join for a contest; to match; -- foll...
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
9. commit
   commit, committing 1. To pledge devotion or dedication to someone or something: 'He wasn't yet ready to commit to the relationship.' 2. To devote or pledge something; such as, time or money to an undertaking. 3. To do something wrong or illegal: 'He was caught committing a felony.' 4. To entrust ...
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10. Commit
    To send a person to prison by virtue of a warrant or other lawful writ, for the commission of a crime, offence or misdemeanor, or for a contempt, or non-payment of a debt.
    Found on http://www.lectlaw.com/def/c255.htm
    
    
11. Commit
    (data management) In the context of computer science and data management, `commit` refers to the idea of making a set of tentative changes permanent. A popular usage is at the end of a transaction. A commit is the act of committing. Data management: A <code>COMMIT</code> statemen...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commit
    
    
12. Commit
    (motion) The motion to `commit` (or `refer`), in parliamentary procedure, is used to refer another motion—usually a main motion -- to a committee. Explanation and Use: A motion to commit should specify which committee the matter is to be referred, and if the committee is a special comm...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commit