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commit

/kəˈmɪt/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To make a formal, irrevocable promise or pledge.

    - "I commit to finishing the project on time."
    - "She committed to volunteering every weekend."
  • Verb

    To transfer something into another's keeping or charge.

    - "The captain committed the ship to the care of the first mate."
    - "The lawyer committed the evidence to the jury."
Pronunciation
  1. /kəˈmɪt/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with commit
commit , quitting , mitigate , committees , admit , commitments , embezzlements , obmit , submit
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Committee (English) : A group of people who make decisions or oversee a particular activity or project.

  2. Committal (English) : The act of committing or the state of being committed, especially to prison.

Variants
List of all variants of commit that leads to same result
commit , commits , committable , committed , committing , commit a crime , commit (something) to memory , commit something to memory , commit to memory , commit (something) to paper/writing , commit something to paper , commit something to writing , commit to paper , commit to writing , commit suicide
Forms
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committed (past tense), committing (present participle), commitment (noun)

Etymology
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Old French 'committer' meaning 'to entrust, to trust, to commit', from 'com-' meaning 'together' and 'mitter' meaning 'to send'.

Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the term 'commitment' comes from the Latin word 'committere', which means 'to put or trust together'?

  2. The longest recorded word in English that can be spelled using only the letters in the word 'commitment' is 'theoretically'.

Related Concepts
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  1. Promise: A commitment or pledge to do something.

  2. Obligation: A commitment or duty to do something.

  3. Pledge: A commitment or promise, often with a tangible symbol.

Culture
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In literature, the term 'commit' is often used to describe a character's decision to take action or to take responsibility for something. In art, there are various depictions of the act of committing, such as the famous painting 'The Oath of the Horatii' by Jacques-Louis David. In music, there are songs about making a commitment, such as 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston.

How to Memorize "commit"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person making a promise or a pledge. See them putting their hand on a Bible or raising their hand to sign a contract.
    - Visualize a person transferring something to another person's care.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'commit' with the idea of making a promise or taking responsibility.
    - Associate the word 'commit' with the idea of transferring something to someone else's care.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym C-O-M-M-I-T: Commitment, Obligation, Making, Me, It.
    - Use the phrase 'I commit, you commit, we all commit' to remember the past tense form.

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