Definition of Commit

Verb: commit (committed,committing) ku'mit

Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
"commit a crime";
- perpetrate, pull
Use entirely for a specific person, activity, or cause
"She committed herself to the work of God";
- give, dedicate, consecrate, devote
Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
"After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison";
- institutionalize, institutionalise [Brit], send, charge
Confer a trust upon
"I commit my soul to God";
- entrust, intrust [archaic], trust, confide
Make an investment
"commit money into bonds";
- invest, put, place
Engage in or perform
"commit a random act of kindness";
- practice [N. Amer], practise [Brit, Cdn]
(computer science) make permanent changes to a database