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• v. 托付;承诺;犯罪
• ［英］ v. 托付 ( consign) 承诺 ( to bind or obligate) 犯罪 ( perpetrate)
• ［记］ com+mit ( 送) +ment -> 一起送给 -> 把...交托给 ( commit a child to the care of a nursary ) , 对方接受后便要承诺责任

Webster Collegiate

verb (committed; committing)

• Etymology: Middle English committen, from Anglo-French committer, from Latin committere to connect, entrust, from com- + mittere to send
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to put into charge or trust ; entrust
    • b. to place in a prison or mental institution
    • c. to consign or record for preservation <commit it to memory
    • d. to put into a place for disposal or safekeeping
    • e. to refer (as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report
  • 2. to carry into action deliberately ; perpetrate <commit a crime
  • 3.
    • a. obligate, bind contract committing the company to complete the project on time
    • b. to pledge or assign to some particular course or use <commit all troops to the attack
    • c. to reveal the views of <refused to commit himself on the issue
• intransitive verb
  • 1. obsolete to perpetrate an offense
  • 2. to obligate or pledge oneself
• ? committable adjective
• Synonyms:
  • commit, entrust, confide, consign, relegate mean to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose. commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody <committed the felon to prison. entrust implies committing with trust and confidence<the president is entrusted with broad powers. confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance<confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney. consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality<consigned the damaging notes to the fire. relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of<relegated to an obscure position in the company.

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