commit

Meanings

Verb

• perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
• 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"
  • "he was committed to prison"
• confer a trust upon
  • "I commit my soul to God"
• make an investment
• engage in or perform
  • "commit a random act of kindness"

Synonyms

charge, confide, consecrate, dedicate, devote, entrust, give, institutionalise, institutionalize, intrust, invest, perpetrate, place, practice, pull, put, send, trust

Antonyms

divest