Dictionary definition · commit
verb
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation"perpetrate a crime"
- make a set of changes permanent"We committed the changes to the Git repository"
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause"She committed herself to the work of God"
- cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution"After the second episode, she had to be committed"
- confer a trust upon"The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"
- make an investment"Put money into bonds"
- engage in or perform"practice safe sex"
- transfer to another place so something can be kept or preserved"He committed the poem to memory"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).