(?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Committed; p. pr. & vb. n. Committing.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com- + mittere to send. See Mission.] 1.
To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto.
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-Commit thy way unto the Lord. Ps. xxxvii. 5.
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-Bid him farewell, commit him to the grave. Shak.
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2.
To put in charge of a jailor; to imprison.
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-These two were committed. Clarendon.
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3.
To do; to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
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-Thou shalt not commit adultery. Ex. xx. 14.
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4.
To join for a contest; to match; -- followed by with. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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5.
To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to commit one's self to a certain course.
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-You might have satisfied every duty of political friendship, without commiting the honor of your sovereign. Junius.
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-Any sudden assent to the proposal . . . might possibly be considered as committing the faith of the United States. Marshall.
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6.
To confound. [An obsolete Latinism.]
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-Committing short and long [quantities]. Milton.
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To commit a bill (Legislation), to refer or intrust it to a committee or others, to be considered and reported. -- To commit to memory,
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