commit

Universal Words verb (-tt-) crime 1 [VN] ~ a crime, etc. to do sth wrong or illegal: to commit murder / adultery, etc. * Most crimes are committed by young men. * appalling crimes committed against innocent children suicide 2 [VN] ~ suicide to kill yourself deliberately promise / say definitely 3 ~ sb / yourself (to sth / to doing sth) [oftenpassive] to promise sincerely that you will definitely do sth, keep to an agreement or arrangement, etc: [VN] The President is committed to reforming health care. * Borrowers should think carefully before committing themselves to taking out a loan. * [VNtoinf] Both sides committed themselves to settle the dispute peacefully. 4 [VN] ~ yourself (to sth) to give an opinion or make a decision openly so that it is then difficult to change it: You don't have to commit yourself now, just think about it. seealsoNON-COMMITTAL be loyal 5 [V] ~ (to sb/sth) to be completely loyal to one person, organization, etc. or give all your time and effort to your work, an activity, etc: Why are so many men scared to commit? (= say they will be loyal to one person). seealsoCOMMITTED money / time 6 [VN] to spend money or time on sth/sb: The council has committed large amounts of money to housing projects. to hospital / prison 7 [VN] [oftenpassive] ~ sb to sth to order sb to be sent to a hospital, prison, etc: She was committed to a psychiatric hospital. sb for trial 8 [VN] to send sb for trial in a court of law sth to memory 9 [VN] to learn sth well enough to remember it exactly: She committed the instructions to memory. sth to paper / writing 10 [VN] to write sth down