Commit

/kəˈmɪt/

The meaning and definition of Commit, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb

To have (a person) enter an establishment, such as a hospital or asylum, as a patient.
“Tony should be committed to a nuthouse!”
To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
“to commit a series of heinous crimes”

noun

The act of committing (e.g. a database transaction or source code into a source control repository), making it a permanent change.

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