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1 adstringo
I.(persons) bind, oblige, (+ refl.) commit oneself toII.to draw together, tighten, compress, compact / -
2 se astringo
to commit oneself to. -
3 trādō
trādō (old also trānsdō, T.), didī, ditus, ere [trans+do], to give up, hand over, deliver, transmit, surrender, consign: ut arma per manūs necessario traderentur, Cs.: se hostibus, Cs.: nominare cui poculum tradituri sint: pecuniam regiam quaestoribus, L.: pueros magistris, O.: testamentum tibi legendum, H.: urbem, L.: armis traditis, Cs.: transdere hominem in otium, i. e. drive, T.— To deliver, commit, intrust, confide: ei te: totum denique hominem tibi: hos (obsides) Aeduis custodiendos tradit, Cs.— To surrender treacherously, betray: causam advorsariis, T.: quos tradituros sperabas, vides iudicare.—Fig., to give up, surrender, hand over, deliver, intrust: quae dicam memoriae: possessionem Galliae sibi, Cs.: Vercassivellauno summa imperi traditur, Cs.: tristitiam et metūs Tradam protervis in mare Portare ventis, H.—With pron reflex., to give oneself up, yield, surrender, devote oneself: se totos voluptatibus: te in disciplinam meam.— To make over, transmit, leave, bequeath (cf. lēgo): posteris inimicitias: traditumque inde fertur, ut in senatum vocarentur, it is said that from this arose the custom, etc., L.— To hand down, transmit, pass on, relate, narrate, recount: hunc (clamorem) excipere et proxumis tradere, Cs.: pugnae memoriam posteris, L.: ipsum regem tradunt... operatum iis sacris se abdidisse, L.: qui (Aristides) unus omnium iustissimus fuisse traditur: sic enim est traditum, such is the tradition: ut Isocratem dixisse traditum est: convertentem se... traditur memoriae cecidisse, L.—Of a teacher, to deliver, propose, propound, teach: ea, quae dialectici nunc tradunt et docent: ad omnia imitanda, quae ab quoque traduntur, Cs.: virtutem hominibus: multa de sideribus iuventuti, Cs.* * *tradere, tradidi, traditus Vhand over, surrender; deliver; bequeath; relate
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commit oneself — obligate oneself, pledge oneself … English contemporary dictionary
commit — [kə mit′] vt. committed, committing [ME committen < L committere, to bring together, commit < com , together + mittere, to send: see MISSION] 1. to give in charge or trust; deliver for safekeeping; entrust; consign [we commit his fame to… … English World dictionary
commit — late 14c., to give in charge, entrust, from L. committere to unite, connect, combine; to bring together, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + mittere to put, send (see MISSION (Cf. mission)). Evolution into modern range of meanings is not… … Etymology dictionary
commit — ► VERB (committed, committing) 1) carry out or perform (a crime, immoral act, or mistake). 2) pledge or dedicate to a course, policy, or use. 3) (commit oneself to) resolve to remain in a long term emotional relationship with (someone). 4)… … English terms dictionary
commit — committable, adj. committer, n. /keuh mit /, v., committed, committing. v.t. 1. to give in trust or charge; consign. 2. to consign for preservation: to commit ideas to writing; to commit a poem to memory. 3. to pledge (oneself) to a position on… … Universalium
commit — v. 1) (d; refl.) ( to devote ) to commit to (to commit oneself to a cause) 2) (D; tr.) ( to assign ) to commit to (to commit funds to a project) 3) (D; tr.) ( to confine ) to commit to (to commit smb. to a mental hospital; committed to prison) 4) … Combinatory dictionary
commit — com•mit [[t]kəˈmɪt[/t]] v. mit•ted, mit•ting 1) to give in trust or charge; consign 2) to consign for preservation: to commit ideas to writing[/ex] 3) to declare as having a certain opinion or position: The senator would not commit herself on the … From formal English to slang
