transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈmit ]
verb
( com·mit·ted ; com·mit·ting )
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
a 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
• com·mit·ta·ble -ˈmi-tə-bəl 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