The Wordsmith Dictionary

Com *mit ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commited; p. pr. & vb. n. Commiting.]Etym: [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com- + mittere to send. See Mission. ]

1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto. Commit thy way unto the Lord. Ps. xxxvii. 5. Bid him farewell, commit him to the grave. Shak.

2. To put in charge of a jailor; to imprison. These two were commited. Clarendon.

3. To do; to perperate, as a crime, sin, or fault. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Ex. xx. 14.

4. To join a contest; to match; -- followed by with. [R.] Dr. H. More.

5. To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to commit one's self to a certain course. You might have satisfied every duty of political friendship, without commiting the honor of your sovereign. Junius. Any sudden assent to the proposal. .. might possibly be considered as committing the faith of the United States. Marshall.

6. To confound. [An obsolete Latinism. ] Committing short and long [quantities ]. Milton. To commit a bill (Legislation ), to refer or intrust it to a committee or others, to be considered and reported. -- To commit to memory, or To commit, to learn by heart; to memorize.

Syn. -- To Commit, Intrust, Consign. These words have in common the idea of transferring from one's self to the care and custody of another. Commit is the widest term, and may express only the general idea of delivering into the charge of another; as, to commit a lawsuit to the care of an attorney; or it may have the special sense of intrusting with or without limitations, as to a superior power, or to a careful servant, or of consigning, as to writing or paper, to the flames, or to prison. To intrust denotes the act of committing to the exercise of confidence or trust; as, to intrust a friend with the care of a child, or with a secret. To consign is a more formal act, and regards the thing transferred as placed chiefly or wholly out of one's immediate control; as, to consign a pupil to the charge of his instructor; to consign goods to an agent for sale; to consign a work to the press.

COMMIT

COMMIT Com "mit, v. i.

Defn: To sin; esp. , to be incontinent. [Obs. ] Commit not with man's sworn spouse. Shak.

COMMITMENT

COMMITMENT Com *mit "ment, n.

1. The act of commiting, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consigment; esp. , the act of commiting to prison. They were glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower, whence he was within few days enlarged. Clarendon.

2. A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus.

3. The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill.

4. A doing, or preperation, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission.

5. The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged. Hamilton.

COMMITTABLE

COMMITTABLE Com *mit "ta *ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being committed.

COMMITTAL

COMMITTAL Com *mit "tal, n.

Defn: The act of commiting, or the state of being committed; commitment.

COMMITTEE

Com *mit "tee, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. comité company, and LL. comitatus jurisdiction or territory of a count, county, assize, army. The word was apparently influenced by the verb commit, but not directly formed from it. Cf. County. ]

Defn: One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or bussiness is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collective body of men acting together. Commitee of the whole [house ], a committee, embracing all the members present, into which a legislative or deliberative body sometimes resolves itself, for the purpose of considering a particular measure under the operation of different rules from those governing the general legislative proceedings. The committee of the whole has its own chairman, and reports its action in the form of recommendations. -- Standing committee. See under Standing.

COMMITTEE

Com `mit *tee ", n. Etym: [From Commit, v. t.] (Law )

Defn: One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian.

COMMITTEEMAN

COMMITTEEMAN Com *mit "tee *man, n.

Defn: A member of a committee.

COMMITTER

COMMITTER Com *mit "ter, n.

1. One who commits; one who does or perpetrates. South.

2. A fornicator. [Obs. ] T. Decker.

COMMITTIBLE

COMMITTIBLE Com *mit "ti *ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being committed; liable to be committed. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

New American Oxford Dictionary

commit

com mit |kəˈmit kəˈmɪt | ▶verb ( commits, committing , committed ) [ with obj. ] 1 carry out or perpetrate (a mistake, crime, or immoral act ): he committed an uncharacteristic error. 2 pledge or bind (a person or an organization ) to a certain course or policy: they were reluctant to commit themselves to an opinion | the treaty commits each party to defend the other | try it out before you commit to a purchase. • pledge or set aside (resources ) for future use: manufacturers will have to commit substantial funds to developing new engines. • (be committed to ) be in a long-term emotional relationship with (someone ). • (be committed to ) be dedicated to (something ): we must be committed to peace. 3 send, entrust, or consign, in particular: • consign (someone ) officially to prison, esp. on remand: he was committed to prison for contempt of court. • send (a person or case ) for trial. • send (someone ) to be confined in a psychiatric hospital: he had been committed for treatment. • (commit something to ) transfer something to (a state or place ): he composed a letter but didn't commit it to paper | she committed each tiny feature to memory | committed to the flames. • refer (a legislative bill ) to a committee. DERIVATIVES com mit ta ble adjective, com mit ter noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin committere ‘join, entrust ’ (in medieval Latin ‘put into custody ’), from com- ‘with ’ + mittere ‘put or send. ’

commitment

com mit ment |kəˈmitmənt kəˈmɪtmənt | ▶noun 1 the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.: the company's commitment to quality. • a pledge or undertaking: I cannot make such a commitment at the moment. 2 (usu. commitments ) an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action: business commitments | young people delay major commitments including marriage and children.

commitment ceremony

com mit ment cer e mo ny ▶noun a ceremony to mark the spousal union of two people who are not legally allowed to marry, such as gay people.

commitment order

com mit ment or der ▶noun an order authorizing the admission and detention of a patient in a psychiatric hospital.

committal

com mit tal |kəˈmitl kəˈmɪdl | ▶noun 1 the action of sending a person to an institution, esp. prison or a psychiatric hospital: his committal to prison | [ as modifier ] : committal proceedings. 2 the burial of a corpse.

committed

com mit ted |kəˈmitid kəˈmɪdɪd | ▶adjective feeling dedication and loyalty to a cause, activity, or job; wholeheartedly dedicated: a committed reformer.

committee

com mit tee |kəˈmitē kəˈmɪdi | ▶noun 1 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] a group of people appointed for a specific function, typically consisting of members of a larger group: the housing committee | [ as modifier ] : a committee meeting. • such a body appointed by a legislature to consider the details of proposed legislation: there was much scrutiny in committee . 2 |kəˈmɪti |Law a person who has been judicially committed to the charge of another because of insanity or mental retardation. • Brit. a person entrusted with the charge of another person or another person's property. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the general sense ‘person to whom something has been entrusted ’): from commit + -ee .

committeeman

com mit tee man |kəˈmitēmən, -ˌman kəˈmɪdimən | ▶noun ( pl. committeemen ) (in the US ) a male local political party leader.

Committee of Public Safety

Committee of Public Safety a French governing body set up in April 1793, during the Revolution. Under the influence of Robespierre it initiated the Terror but it was dissolved in 1795.

committee of the whole

com mit tee of the whole the entire membership of a legislative body when sitting as a committee.

committee stage

com ¦mit |tee stage |kəˈmɪtisteɪʤ | ▶noun Brit. the third of five stages of a bill's progress through Parliament when it may be debated and amended.

committeewoman

com mit tee wom an |kəˈmitēˌwo͝omən kəˈmɪdiˌwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. committeewomen ) (in the US ) a female local political party leader.

Oxford Dictionary

commit

com ¦mit |kəˈmɪt | ▶verb ( commits, committing, committed ) [ with obj. ] 1 perpetrate or carry out (a mistake, crime, or immoral act ): he committed an uncharacteristic error. 2 pledge or bind (a person or an organization ) to a certain course or policy: they were reluctant to commit themselves to an opinion | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : the treaty commits each party to defend the other | [ no obj. ] : try it out before you commit to a purchase. • (be committed to ) be dedicated to (something ): we are committed to the fundamental principles of democracy. • pledge or set aside (resources ) for future use: manufacturers will have to commit substantial funds to developing new engines. • (commit oneself to ) resolve to remain in a long-term emotional relationship with (someone ): she didn't love him enough to commit herself to him | [ no obj. ] : once I commit I tend to get scared. • (be committed to ) be in a long-term emotional relationship with (someone ). 3 (commit something to ) transfer something to (a state or place where it can be kept or preserved ): he composed a letter but didn't commit it to paper | she committed each tiny feature to memory. • consign (someone ) officially to prison, especially on remand: he was committed to prison for contempt of court. • send (a person or case ) for trial in a higher court: the magistrate decided to commit him for trial . • send (someone ) to be confined in a psychiatric hospital. • refer (a parliamentary or legislative bill ) to a committee. DERIVATIVES committable adjective, committer noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin committere ‘join, entrust ’ (in medieval Latin ‘put into custody ’), from com- ‘with ’ + mittere ‘put or send ’.

commitment

com ¦mit |ment |kəˈmɪtm (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.: the company's commitment to quality | I could not fault my players for commitment. • [ count noun ] a pledge or undertaking: I cannot make such a commitment at the moment. 2 an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action: with so many business commitments time for recreation was limited.

commitment ceremony

com mit ment cer e mo ny ▶noun a ceremony to mark the spousal union of two people who are not legally allowed to marry, such as gay people.

commitment order

com mit ment or der ▶noun an order authorizing the admission and detention of a patient in a psychiatric hospital.

committal

com ¦mit |tal |kəˈmɪt (ə )l | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of sending a person to prison or a psychiatric hospital: his committal to prison | [ count noun ] : the high level of committals | [ as modifier ] : committal proceedings. 2 the burial of a dead body.

committed

com ¦mit |ted |kəˈmɪtɪd | ▶adjective 1 pledged or bound to a certain course or policy; dedicated: a committed environmentalist. 2 in or denoting a long-term emotional relationship: a committed relationship | Esther has a committed boyfriend.

committee

com ¦mit |tee ▶noun 1 |kəˈmɪti | [ treated as sing. or pl. ] a group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group and typically consisting of members of that group: the housing committee | [ as modifier ] : a committee meeting. • (in the UK ) a committee appointed by Parliament to consider the details of proposed legislation: there was much scrutiny in committee . • ( Committee of the whole House ) (in the UK ) the whole House of Commons when sitting as a committee. 2 |ˌkɒmɪˈtiː |Law a person entrusted with the charge of another person or another person's property. • chiefly US a person who has been judicially committed to the charge of another because of insanity or mental disability. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the general sense ‘person to whom something has been entrusted ’): from commit + -ee .

committeeman

committeeman |kəˈmɪtimən |(or committeewoman ) ▶noun ( pl. committeemen or committeewomen ) (in the US ) a local political party leader.

Committee of Public Safety

Committee of Public Safety a French governing body set up in April 1793, during the Revolution. Under the influence of Robespierre it initiated the Terror but it was dissolved in 1795.

committee of the whole

com mit tee of the whole the entire membership of a legislative body when sitting as a committee.

committee stage

com ¦mit |tee stage |kəˈmɪtisteɪʤ | ▶noun Brit. the third of five stages of a bill's progress through Parliament when it may be debated and amended.

American Oxford Thesaurus

commit

commit verb 1 he committed a murder: carry out, do, perpetrate, engage in, enact, execute, effect, accomplish; be responsible for; informal pull off. 2 she was committed to their care: entrust, consign, assign, deliver, give, hand over, relinquish; formal commend. 3 they committed themselves to the project: pledge, devote, apply, give, dedicate. 4 the judge committed him to prison: consign, send, deliver, confine. 5 her husband had her committed: hospitalize, confine, institutionalize, put away; certify.

commitment

commitment noun 1 the pressure of his commitments: responsibility, obligation, duty, tie, liability; task; engagement, arrangement. 2 her commitment to her students: dedication, devotion, allegiance, loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity. 3 he made a commitment: vow, promise, pledge, oath; contract, pact, deal; decision, resolution.

committed

committed adjective a committed family man: devout, devoted, dedicated, loyal, faithful, staunch, firm, steadfast, unwavering, wholehearted, keen, passionate, ardent, fervent, sworn, pledged; dutiful, diligent; informal card-carrying, hard-core, true blue. ANTONYMS apathetic.

committee

committee noun she appointed a committee to look into the busing issue: board, council, brain trust.

Oxford Thesaurus

commit

commit verb 1 he was on trial for a murder he had not committed: carry out, do, perform, perpetrate, engage in, enact, execute, effect, accomplish; be responsible for, be to blame for, be guilty of; informal pull off; rare effectuate. 2 she was committed to the care of the local authority: entrust, trust, commend, consign, assign, deliver, give, give over, hand over, turn over, give up, relinquish. 3 local business leaders committed themselves to community projects: pledge, devote, apply, give, dedicate, bind, obligate. 4 the judge committed him to prison for eight months: consign, assign, send, deliver, confine. 5 her husband had her committed after her eccentricity became dangerous: hospitalize, confine, institutionalize, put away, lock away, lock up; certify. ANTONYMS release.

commitment

commitment noun 1 he resigned because of the pressure of other commitments: responsibility, obligation, duty, tie, charge, liability, burden, pressure; undertaking, task, engagement, arrangement. 2 her commitment to her students continued undiminished: dedication, devotion, allegiance, loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, bond, adherence, attentiveness. 3 he made a commitment to carry on his father's work: vow, promise, pledge, oath; covenant, contract, pact, deal, undertaking; decision, resolution, resolve; guarantee, assurance, affirmation.

committed

committed adjective they are committed Christians: devout, devoted, loyal, dedicated, faithful, staunch, firm, steadfast, resolute, unwavering, sincere, wholehearted, keen, earnest, enthusiastic, zealous, passionate, ardent, fervent, active, sworn, pledged; dutiful, hard-working, diligent, studious, assiduous; French engagé; informal card-carrying, red-hot, true blue, mad keen, deep-dyed. ANTONYMS apathetic.

Duden Dictionary

Commitment

Com mit ment Substantiv, Neutrum Jargon , das |kəˈmɪtmənt kɔˈmɪmɛnt |das Commitment; Genitiv: des Commitments, Plural: die Commitments englisch commitment, zu: to commit < mittellateinisch committere = in Obhut geben < lateinisch committere, Kommission das [Sich ]bekennen, [Sich ]verpflichten

committen

com mit ten schwaches Verb |comm i tten kɔˈmɪtn̩ |englisch sich committen: sich bekennen, verpflichten

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

commit

com mit /kəmɪ́t /〖com (完全に )mit (引き渡す任せる )〗(名動 )commission, (名 )commissioner 動詞～s /-ts /; ～ted /-ɪd /; ～ting 他動詞 1 〈犯罪など〉を犯す, 〈悪い事愚かな事など〉をする ▸ commit adultery [a murder ]不倫をする [殺人を犯す ]▸ serious offences committed by minors 未成年者による凶悪犯罪 ▸ commit suicide with a gun 銃で自殺する .2 〈人物などが〉〈人などに〉 «…を /…することを » (義務として )求める , 規定する «to /to do ing » ▸ The treaty commits the nations to reducing the amount of greenhouse gases .条約はその国々に対して温室効果ガスの排出量を減らすことを求めている 3 〖be ～ted /～ oneself 〗〈人などが〉 «事など /…することに » (本気で )取り組む , 専念する , 入れ込む «to /to do ing » ; 【人組織などに】(真剣に )かかわる , 傾倒する, 献身する «to » ▸ The government must be committed to economic reforms .政府は経済改革に本腰を入れて取り組むべきである ▸ Andy is committed to preparing for the school festival .アンディは学園祭の準備に一所懸命である 4 〖～ oneself /be ～ted 〗 «…を /…することを » (かたく )約束する , «…に /…することに » 言質（げんち）を与える, 明言する «to /to do ing , to do » ; «…について » 態度 [意見 ]をはっきりさせる «on » ▸ The police committed themselves to a tighter crackdown on drugs .警察は麻薬取締りの強化を明言した ▸ He didn't commit himself on the issue .彼はその問題についての意見を差し控えた .5 【ある目的のために】〈資金時間人など〉を用いる (と決める ), 充てる, 投入する «to , for » ▸ commit a small amount of time to volunteer work 少しの時間をボランティア活動に割く 6 ｟かたく｠〈人が〉 (保護のため ) «…へ » 〈人〉をゆだねる, 託す «to » ; 〖通例be ～ted 〗〈人が〉【病院刑務所などに】送られる , 収容 [収監 ]される «to » .7 ｟かたく｠〈人が〉【記憶などに】〈事物〉を任す , 託す «to » ▸ commit A to memory [paper, writing ]A 〈事物〉を記憶にとどめる [書き留める ].8 〈法案など〉を委員会に付託する .9 ｟英｠〖通例be ～ted 〗〈人が〉【裁判に】かけられる «for » ▸ be committed for trial 裁判にかけられる .自動詞 1 〈人などが〉【事などに】(本気で )取り組む , 専念する ; (真剣に )かかわる, 傾倒する «to » .2 〈人などが〉 «…について » 態度 [意見 ]をはっきりさせる , 言質を与える «to » .

commitment

com mit ment /kəmɪ́tmənt /→commit 名詞複～s /-ts /1 C ｟かたく｠ «…の /…するという » 約束 , 言質（げんち）, 公約 ; 責任, 義務 «to /to do » ▸ make [fulfill ] a commitment 約束をする [果たす ]▸ a commitment to improve [better ] working conditions 労働条件改善の約束 2 U 〖具体例ではa (…) ～〗【活動組織などへの】(真剣な )かかわり , 取り組み, 傾倒, 献身 «to » ▸ make a commitment to peace [one's job ]平和に献身する [本気で仕事に取り組む ]3 C (前もって決まっている )用事 , しなくてはならない事 ▸ family [work ] commitments 家庭 [仕事 ]の用事 .4 C (定期的な一定金額の )支払い ▸ a financial commitment for one's house 家のローンの支払い 5 U C 【資金時間人などを /ある目的のために】利用すること , 使うこと «of /to » , 充当, 投入 .6 U C 委託 ; ｟米｠〘法〙(刑務所などへの )収監, 投獄 , 拘留 , (精神病院などへの )収容 .7 U C (罪を )犯すこと , 犯行 .8 U (法案などの )委員 (会 )付託 .

committal

com mit tal /kəmɪ́t (ə )l /名詞 C U 1 ｟英｠〘法〙(刑務所精神病院への )収監, 収容 (｟米｠commitment ).2 ｟かたく｠埋葬, 火葬 .

committed

com m í t ted /-ɪd /形容詞〖名詞の前で〗真剣な, 献身的な〈人など〉▸ a committed nationalist 熱心な愛国主義者

committee

com mit tee /kəmɪ́ti , 2 ではkɑ̀mɪtíː |kɔ̀m -/〖語源は「任される (commit )者 (ee )」; 〗→commit 名詞複～s /-z /C 1 〖集合的に; ｟主に英｠では単複両扱い〗 «…に関する /…のための » 委員会 «on /for » ; (全 )委員 (!1人の委員はa committee member ) ; ｟英｠〖C- 〗全院委員会 ▸ a standing [a steering, an executive ] committee 常任 [運営, 執行 ]委員会 ▸ a committee on college life 大学生活に関する委員会 ▸ a committee meeting 委員会 (の会議 )▸ set up [form, organize ] a committee 委員会を設立 [組織 ]する ▸ be [sit, serve ] on the committee 委員会のメンバーである ▸ be in committee (議案などが )委員会で審議中である ▸ The committee meet (s ) on Friday .委員会は金曜日に開催される (!構成員の個々を意識する場合には特に｟英｠では複数扱い ) .2 〘法〙後見人 ; 管財人 .～́ st à ge 〘英議会〙委員会審議 .

committeeman

comm í ttee man /-mən, -mæ̀n /名詞複 -men C (委員会の男性の )委員 ; (地区の )政治指導者 (｟男女共用｠committee member, member of the committee ).

committeewoman

comm í ttee w ò man 名詞複 -women C (女性の )委員 ; (地区の )女性政治指導者 (→committeeman ).