Commit
/kษหmษชt/
The meaning and definition of Commit, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
verb
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To have (a person) enter an establishment, such as a hospital or asylum, as a patient.
โTony should be committed to a nuthouse!โ
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To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
โto commit a series of heinous crimesโ
noun
- The act of committing (e.g. a database transaction or source code into a source control repository), making it a permanent change.
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Latin committere.
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