Definition of commit

• perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give ones talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
• cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"