commit
com.mit \k*-'mit\ \-'mit-*-b*l\ vb or com.mit.ted; or com.mit.ting [ME
committen, fr. L committere to connect, entrust, fr. com-] + mittere to
send 1a: to put into charge or trust : ENTRUST 1b: to place in a prison or
mental institution 1c: to consign or record for preservation {~ it to
memory} 1d: to put into a place for disposal or safekeeping 1e: to refer
(as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report 2: to
bring about : PERFORM {~ a crime} 3a: OBLIGATE, BIND 3b: to pledge or
assign to some particular course or use 3c: to reveal the views of obs :
to perform an offense IT may express the general idea of delivering into
another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power
or to a special place of custody; ENTRUST implies committing with trust and
confidence; CONFIDE implies entrusting with assurance or reliance; CONSIGN
suggests transferring to remove from one's control with formality or
finality; RELEGATE implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere
often with a suggestion of getting rid of - com.mit.ta.ble aj SYN syn
ENTRUST, CONFIDE, CONSIGN, RELEGATE: COMM