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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Committed; p. pr. & vb. n.Committing.] [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 committed. Clarendon. 3. To do; to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Ex. xx. 14. 4. To join for 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 Com"mit v. i.To sin; esp., to be incontinent. [Obs.] Commit not with man's sworn spouse. Shak. スポンサード リンク
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