commit
noun
1. (computing) The act of committing (e.g. a database transaction or source code into a source control repository), making it a permanent change.
verb
1. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
Similar word(s): perpetrate, pull
Definition categories: social, act, move
2. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- She committed herself to the work of God
Similar word(s): consecrate, dedicate, devote, give
Definition categories: communication, apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize
3. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
- After the second episode, she had to be committed
- he was committed to prison
Similar word(s): charge, institutionalise, institutionalize, send
Definition categories: possession, transfer
4. confer a trust upon
- I commit my soul to God
Similar word(s): confide, entrust, intrust, trust
Definition categories: possession, give, hand, pass, reach
5. make an investment
Similar word(s): invest, place, put
Definition categories: possession, drop, expend, spend
6. engage in or perform
- commit a random act of kindness
Similar word(s): practice