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