cometer
1. to carry out or perpetrate an illegal, immoral, or harmful act
He was arrested for committing fraud.
Ele foi preso por cometer fraude.
2. to pledge or bind oneself to a course of action or to another person
She committed herself to finishing the project on time.
Ela se comprometeu em terminar o projeto a tempo.
3. to entrust or consign something to someone's care
He committed his savings to a trusted investment advisor.
Ele confiou suas economias a um consultor de investimentos confiável.
4. in computing, to finalize a transaction or save changes to a database
The programmer will commit the code to the repository.
O programador vai fazer commit do código no repositório.
5. to send someone to a psychiatric institution or prison
The patient was committed to a mental health facility.
O paciente foi internado em uma instituição de saúde mental.
Related Idioms & Phrases
commit to memory - memorizar
commit a crime - cometer um crime
commit suicide - cometer suicídio
commit oneself - comprometer-se
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