commit
     v 1: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;
          "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn: {perpetrate},
           {pull}]
     2: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She
        committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents
        to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
        [syn: {give}, {dedicate}, {consecrate}, {devote}]
     3: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After
        the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was
        committed to prison" [syn: {institutionalize}, {institutionalise},
         {send}, {charge}]
     4: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the
        general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: {entrust},
         {intrust}, {trust}, {confide}]
     5: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: {invest}, {put},
         {place}] [ant: {divest}]
     [also: {committing}, {committed}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0