commit

commit
commit [{{t}}kə'mɪt] (pt & pp committed, cont committing)
1 transitive verb
(a) (crime) commettre, perpétrer; (mistake) faire, commettre;
to commit suicide se suicider;
committing perjury is a crime se parjurer ou faire un faux serment est un délit
(b) (entrust → thing) confier, remettre; (→ person) confier;
to commit sth to sb's care confier qch aux soins de qn ou à la garde de qn;
to commit a body to the earth porter un corps en terre;
to commit a body to the deep confier un corps aux flots;
{{}}Religion{{}} to commit one's soul to God rendre son âme à Dieu;
to commit sth to memory apprendre qch par cœur;
to commit sth to paper or writing coucher ou consigner qch par écrit
(c) (confine)
to commit sb (to a mental hospital) interner qn;
to commit sb to prison incarcérer qn
(d) (promise) engager;
to commit oneself s'engager;
to commit oneself to sth/to doing sth s'engager à qch/à faire qch;
he refused to commit himself il s'est tenu sur la réserve, il a refusé de prendre parti ou de s'engager;
{{}}Military{{}} to commit troops (to a region) engager des troupes (dans une région);
{{}}Military{{}} he had committed 2,000 troops to the defence of the village il avait assigné 2000 soldats à la défense du village
(e) {{}}Politics{{}} (legislative bill) renvoyer en commission
(f) {{}}Law{{}}
to commit sb for trial mettre qn en accusation
2 intransitive verb
(emotionally) s'engager, s'investir;
he can't commit il ne peut pas s'engager

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