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committable
com·mit C0511500 (kə-mĭt′)v. com·mit·ted, com·mit·ting, com·mits v.tr.1. To do, perform, or perpetrate: commit a murder.2. To put in trust or charge; entrust: commit oneself to the care of a doctor; commit responsibilities to an assistant.3. To consign for future use or for preservation: We must commit the necessary funds for the project.4. To place officially in confinement or custody, as in a mental health facility.5. To put into a place to be disposed of or kept safe: committed the manuscript to the flames.6. a. To make known the views of (oneself) on an issue: I never commit myself on such issues.b. To bind, obligate, or devote, as by a pledge: They were committed to follow orders. She committed herself to her art.7. To refer (a legislative bill, for example) to a committee.v.intr. To pledge, obligate, or devote one's own self: felt that he was too young to commit fully to marriage. [Middle English committen, from Latin committere : com-, com- + mittere, to send.] com·mit′ta·ble adj.EncyclopediaSeecommitLegalSeeCommit |