TO COMMIT

Definition: TO COMMIT

TO COMMIT

1. To learn by heart; to memorize. Syn: To Commit , Intrust , Consign . Usage: These words have in common the idea of transferring from one's self to the care and custody of another. Commit is the widest term, and may express only the general idea of delivering into the charge of another; as, to commit a lawsuit to the care of an attorney; or it may have the special sense of intrusting with or without limitations, as to a superior power, or to a careful servant, or of consigning, as to writing or paper, to the flames, or to prison. To intrust denotes the act of committing to the exercise of confidence or trust; as, to intrust a friend with the care of a child, or with a secret. To consign is a more formal act, and regards the thing transferred as placed chiefly or wholly out of one's immediate control; as, to consign a pupil to the charge of his instructor; to consign goods to an agent for sale; to consign a work to the press.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Synonym: TO COMMIT

Crosswords: TO COMMIT

On the charge of conspiracy to commit murder, the members find the accused not guilty. (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

Or they want to commit, but they're afraid to get close. (The Big Chill; writing credit: Barbara Benedek; Lawrence Kasdan)

I'm arresting you for crimesyou're going to commit. (Star Trek: Voyager; writing credit: Douglas Day Stewart)

What we are trying to determine, Mister Ocean, is why you decided to commit this crime, or why you got caught this time. (Ocean's Eleven; writing credit: George Clayton Johnson; Jack Golden Russell)

Well, when an adult male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard. (Dirty Harry; writing credit: Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink, and Dean Riesner.)

How to Commit Marriage (1969)

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Books

• How to Commit Monogamy: A Lighthearted Look at Long-Term Love (reference)

  (more book examples)

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[Caricature of a man about to commit suicide by pounding a nail into his head] / A. Paul Weber. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Trying to commit political suicide!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Wanted by the FBI. Leroy Eldridge Cleaver. Interstate flight - assault with intent to commit murder. Credit: Library of Congress.

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But you are not free enough yet to commit a sacrilege.

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Health

In recent years, there has been an increase in reports of club drugs used to commit sexual assaults. (references)

Business

Investment contracts often call for foreign investors to commit themselves gradually to increase the percentage of local content. (references)

After this, many of Noriega's supporters kept arms that were provided by Noriega and used them to commit robberies, especially against the commercial and banking sectors. (references)

This is seen as a significant step towards unblocking development at the PMP. The Council agreed to commit R100 million ($14 million) plus a newly deposited R25 million ($3.5 million) for a world-class oceanarium designed to be the anchor attraction in an area that will include hotels, tourist attractions, retail, commercial and residential components. (references)

Children

Mexico

Corrupt police officials sometimes exploit these children by pressuring them to commit petty crimes and extorting money from them. (references)

Bulgaria

The decision to commit a child to an Educational Boarding School is made by a local Commission for Combating Juvenile Delinquency, which is generally not held accountable to any higher authority. (references)

Civil Liberties

Vietnam

Police claimed several of the followers were preparing to commit self-immolation. (references)

Economic History

Kazakhstan

U.S. companies should be prepared to commit resources to customer-service training for local staff. (references)

Saudi Arabia

Government agencies usually require equipment suppliers to commit to providing maintenance and spare parts for an average period of three years. (references)

Azerbaijan

For U.S. firms not willing to commit resources to the relatively small market of Azerbaijan, an agent or distributor may be the best initial approach. (references)

Human Rights

Sri Lanka

The LTTE continued to commit extrajudicial killings. (references)

Pakistan

In general police continued to commit such killings with impunity. (references)

Rwanda

The RPA continued to commit extrajudicial killings during the year. (references)

Political Economy

Argentina

Police continued to commit extrajudicial killings. (references)

Sudan

Rebel groups continued to commit numerous, serious abuses. (references)

Jordan

Elements of the security forces continue to commit human rights abuses. (references)

Trade

India

Certain lenders, experienced in the program, have been given delegated authority to commit Ex-Im Bank's guarantee. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

It is uncommon for the carjackers to engage in gratuitous violence or to commit sexual assault. (references)

Women

Kuwait

There were also dozens of reports of domestic workers committing or attempting to commit suicide because of desperation over poor working conditions. (references)

Worker Rights

Palau

Following complaints to police by several of the women, four People's Republic of China nationals were arrested, tried, convicted of conspiracy to commit prostitution (1-year sentence suspended), fined $1,000, and deported in February. (references)

China

However, according to credible reports, Chinese government authorities continued to commit serious human rights abuses in Tibet, including instances of torture, arbitrary arrest, detention without public trial, and lengthy detention of Tibetan nationalists for peacefully expressing their political or religious views. (references)

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Expressions using "TO COMMIT": Attempt to commit a crime ♦ incitement to commit or assistance with suicide ♦ To commit a bill ♦ To commit to memory ♦ try to commit suicide. Additional references.

Chinese 

自殺 (to commit suicide, to kill oneself), 吞金 (to commit suicide by swallowing gold). (various references)

Dutch

zelfmoord plegen (commit suicide, kill oneself), Wet van 31-3-1971, houdende strafbaarstelling v.h. gewelddadig in zijn macht brengen of houden van luchtvaartuigen en van enkele andere gedragingen die de veiligheid en de ongestoorde voortgang v.h. luchtverkeer in gevaar kunnen brengen (Act of 31 March 1971 making it a punishable offence to seize by force or exercise control of aircraft, or to commit any other act which might jeopardize the safety and the smooth operation of air services). (various references)

Finnish

tehdä itsemurha (commit suicide). (various references)

French

tenter de se suicider (try to commit suicide), se suicider (to commit suicide), Loi du 31 mars 1971 érigeant en infraction la capture ou la détention par la violence d'aéronefs ainsi que d'autres actes pouvant compromettre la sécurité et le fonctionnement normal du trafic aérien (Act of 31 March 1971 making it a punishable offence to seize by force or exercise control of aircraft, or to commit any other act which might jeopardize the safety and the smooth operation of air services), incitation et assistance au suicide (incitement to commit or assistance with suicide), commettre suicide (to commit suicide), coalition délictuelle (combination to commit a tort, combination to injure). (various references)

German

Selbstmord begehen (to commit suicide), ein Verbrechen begehen (to commit a crime). (various references)

Hungarian

elkövet (commit, perpetrate, to perpetrate), bíz. (various references)

Italian

suicidarsi (commit suicide), istigazione e aiuto al suicidio (aiding suicide, complicity in suicide, incitement to commit or assistance with suicide). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

働く (to act, to be conjugated, to come into play, to do, to labor, to practise, to reduce the price, to work, to work on). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おかす (to brave, to desecrate, to face, to intrude on, to invade, to perpetrate, to profane, to raid, to rape, to risk, to trespass, to venture, to violate), でかす (to accomplish, to achieve, to do), つくる (to build, to coin, to compose, to construct, to create, to cultivate, to draw up, to establish, to fabricate, to make, to make up, to manufacture, to organize, to prepare, to trim, to write), いれる (to admit, to bring in, to cast, to comprehend, to employ, to include, to insert, to introduce, to let in, to listen to, to pay, to put in, to put into, to set, to take in, to tolerate, to usher in), はたらく (to act, to be conjugated, to come into play, to do, to labor, to practise, to reduce the price, to work, to work on), え�"じる (to act, to perform, to play). (various references)

Pig Latin

otay ommitcay

Portuguese

suicidar-se (life annuity, make believe), cometer suicídio (commit suicide, take one's own life). (various references)

Swedish

begå självmord (kill oneself, suicide). (various references)

commendo, mando. (various references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: commit, motmot.

-3 letters: motto.

-4 letters: coot, mitt, momi, moot, mott, omit, otic, otto, toit, toom, toot.

-5 letters: coo, cot, mim, moc, mom, moo, mot, oot, tic, tit, tom, too, tot.

+3 letters: commutation.

+4 letters: commutations, noncommittal, noncommitted.

+5 letters: mastoidectomy, noncommitment, omnicompetent, overcommitted.

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