usage: 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"
3. commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge, transfer
usage: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
4. entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit, pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
usage: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
5. invest, put, commit, place, spend, expend, drop
usage: make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
6. commit, practice, prosecute, engage, pursue
usage: engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"