Verb
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engage in or perform
"practice safe sex"
"commit a random act of kindness"
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make an investment
"Put money into bonds"
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confer a trust upon
"The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"
"I commit my soul to God"
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cause to be admitted
of persons to an institution
"After the second episode, she had to be committed"
"he was committed to prison"
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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"
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perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
"perpetrate a crime"
"pull a bank robbery"