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com|mit´ter — com|mit «kuh MIHT», transitive verb, mit|ted, mit|ting. 1. to do or perform (usually something wrong); perpetrate: »A man who steals commits a crime. Thou shalt not commit adultery (Exodus 20:14). 2. to hand over for safekeeping; deliv … Useful english dictionary
com|mit — «kuh MIHT», transitive verb, mit|ted, mit|ting. 1. to do or perform (usually something wrong); perpetrate: »A man who steals commits a crime. Thou shalt not commit adultery (Exodus 20:14). 2. to hand over for safekeeping; deliv … Useful english dictionary
com|mit|tee — «kuh MIHT ee», noun. 1. a group of persons appointed or elected to do some special thing: »The teacher appointed a committee of five mothers to plan the class picnic. Big decisions at the top are made in committee, and the president must sell the … Useful english dictionary
com|mit|ment — «kuh MIHT muhnt», noun. 1. the act or process of committing. 2. state of being committed. 3. a) the act or process of sending to prison or an asylum. b) an order sending a person to prison or to an asylum. 4. a pledge; promise: »Honest people… … Useful english dictionary
com|mit|ta|ble — «kuh MIHT uh buhl», adjective. that which can be committed. Also, committible … Useful english dictionary
com|mit|tal — «kuh MIHT uhl», noun. the act or process of committing; commitment … Useful english dictionary
com|mit|tee|man — «kuh MIHT ee muhn», noun, plural men. a member of a committee … Useful english dictionary
com|mit|tee|wom|an — «kuh MIHT ee WUM uhn», noun, plural wom|en. a woman member of a committee … Useful english dictionary
com|mit|ti|ble — «kuh MIHT uh buhl», adjective. = committable. (Cf. ↑committable) … Useful english dictionary
com|mit|tor — «kuh MIHT r», noun. (in British law) a judge, usually the Lord Chancellor, who commits a mentally incompetent person to the care of another … Useful english dictionary
