Commit

v. t.	1.	To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; - used with to, unto. [imp. & p. p. Committed; p. pr. & vb. n. Committing.] Commit thy way unto the Lord. - Ps. xxxvii. 5. Bid him farewell, commit him to the grave. - Shak.
	2.	To put in charge of a jailor; to imprison. These two were committed. - Clarendon.
	3.	To do; to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault. Thou shalt not commit adultery. - Ex. xx. 14.
	4.	To join for a contest; to match; - followed by with.
	5.	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. You might have satisfied every duty of political friendship, without commiting the honor of your sovereign. - Junius. Any sudden assent to the proposal . . . might possibly be considered as committing the faith of the United States. - Marshall.
	6.	To confound. Committing short and long [quantities]. - Milton. To commit a bill (Legislation) to refer or intrust it to a committee or others, to be considered and reported. To commit to memory to learn by heart; to memorize.
v. i.	1.	To sin; esp., to be incontinent. Commit not with man's sworn spouse. - Shak.

Verb	1.	commit - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" Synonyms: perpetrate, pull
	2.	commit - 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" Synonyms: dedicate, devote, consecrate, give
	3.	commit - cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" Synonyms: institutionalise, institutionalize, send, charge
	4.	commit - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" Synonyms: entrust, intrust, confide, trust
	5.	commit - make an investment; "Put money into bonds" Synonyms: invest, put, place

TO 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.

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