"committing" in the verb sense
1. perpetrate, commit, pull
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
"perpetrate a crime"
"pull a bank robbery"
2. give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
"She committed herself to the work of God"
"give one's talents to a good cause"
"consecrate your life to the church"
3. commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge
cause to be admitted of persons to an institution
"After the second episode, she had to be committed"
"he was committed to prison"
4. entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
confer a trust upon
"The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"
"I commit my soul to God"
5. invest, put, commit, place
make an investment
"Put money into bonds"
6. commit, practice
engage in or perform
"practice safe sex"
"commit a random act of kindness"
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