committed

[ kuh-mit-id ]

/ kəˈmɪt ɪd /

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adjective

bound or obligated to a person or thing, as by pledge or assurance; devoted: Children need warm and committed parents.

Origin of committed

First recorded in 1840–45; commit + -ed²

Words nearby committed

commit to memory, commitment, commitment ceremony, commitment fee, committal, committed, committed facility, committee, committee of correspondence, committee of one, committee of the whole

Definition for committed (2 of 2)

commit

[ kuh-mit ]

/ kəˈmɪt /

verb (used with object), com·mit·ted, com·mit·ting.

to give in trust or charge; consign.

to consign for preservation: to commit ideas to writing; to commit a poem to memory.

to pledge (oneself) to a position on an issue or question; express (one's intention, feeling, etc.): Asked if he was a candidate, he refused to commit himself.

to bind or obligate, as by pledge or assurance; pledge: to commit oneself to a promise; to be committed to a course of action.

to entrust, especially for safekeeping; commend: to commit one's soul to God.

to do; perform; perpetrate: to commit murder; to commit an error.

to consign to custody: to commit a delinquent to a reformatory.

to place in a mental institution or hospital by or as if by legal authority: He was committed on the certificate of two psychiatrists.

to deliver for treatment, disposal, etc.; relegate: to commit a manuscript to the flames.

to send into a battle: The commander has committed all his troops to the front lines.

Parliamentary Procedure. to refer (a bill or the like) to a committee for consideration.

verb (used without object), com·mit·ted, com·mit·ting.

to pledge or engage oneself: an athlete who commits to the highest standards.

Origin of commit

1350–1400; Middle English committen (< Anglo-French committer) < Latin committere, equivalent to com- com- + mittere to send, give over

SYNONYMS FOR commit

6 carry out, effect, execute.

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OTHER WORDS FROM commit

com·mit·ta·ble, adjective com·mit·ter, noun non·com·mit·ted, adjective pre·com·mit, verb (used with object), pre·com·mit·ted, pre·com·mit·ting.

self-com·mit·ting, adjective un·com·mit, verb, un·com·mit·ted, un·com·mit·ting. un·com·mit·ting, adjective well-com·mit·ted, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for committed

“I love my job and I love my city and I am committed to the work here,” he said in a statement.

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A 2012 study found that fully 76% of Duke students want to be in a committed romantic relationship.

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We are committed to the community, dedicated to progress, and policing with respect.

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No crimes were committed by Sony with the possible exception of all those Adam Sandler movies they insist on making.

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Delta, for instance, is committed to helping create a more LGBT-friendly world.

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She had married a military tribune and had committed adultery with a common captain (centurio).

A Short History of Women's Rights |Eugene A. Hecker
The maintenance of the laws was, as in other Grecian cities, committed to the nomophylaces.

A Manual of Ancient History |A. H. L. (Arnold Hermann Ludwig) Heeren
The wound was in the thigh of the chief, and it now broke out afresh, as if in punishment for the crime he had committed.

Deerfoot in The Mountains |Edward S. Ellis
I betrayed him, and now I am treated as if I had committed the worst of crimes.

The Honor of the Name |Emile Gaboriau
I will not reckon up the sins he has committed against God, his country, and myself.

A Hungarian Nabob |Maurus Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for committed

commit

/ (kəˈmɪt) /

verb -mits, -mitting or -mitted (tr)

to hand over, as for safekeeping; charge; entrust to commit a child to the care of its aunt

commit to memory to learn by heart; memorize

to confine officially or take into custody to commit someone to prison

(usually passive) to pledge or align (oneself), as to a particular cause, action, or attitude a committed radical

to order (forces) into action

to perform (a crime, error, etc); do; perpetrate

to surrender, esp for destruction she committed the letter to the fire

to refer (a bill, etc) to a committee of a legislature

Derived forms of commit

committable, adjective committer, noun

Word Origin for commit

C14: from Latin committere to join, from com- together + mittere to put, send

Medical definitions for committed

commit

[ kə-mĭt′ ]

v.

To place officially in confinement or custody, as in a mental health facility.

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verb (used with object), com·mit·ted, com·mit·ting.

verb (used without object), com·mit·ted, com·mit·ting.

Origin of commit

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verb -mits, -mitting or -mitted (tr)

Derived forms of commit

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Definition for committed (2 of 2)

verb (used with object), com·mit·ted, com·mit·ting.

verb (used without object), com·mit·ted, com·mit·ting.

Origin of commit

SYNONYMS FOR commit

OTHER WORDS FROM commit

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verb -mits, -mitting or -mitted (tr)

Derived forms of commit

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