commit-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: perpetrate, carry out

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] COMMIT NP2[patient]

Examples:
Their gang committed bank robberies during the 1970s.
They are trying to determine whether fraud was committed.
The man committed suicide by jumping off a bridge.
She confessed the sins she had committed to her priest.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Committing_crime
PropBank: commit.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: give, dedicate, pledge

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] COMMIT NP2[patient] (PP{P NP[recipient]}) NP1[topic] COMMIT (PP{P NP[goal]}

Examples:
She has committed her life to helping the poor.
The town won't commit funds for a dog park.
The U.N. has not decided whether to commit ground troops to assist.
Treasury appears to be committed to a strong dollar.

Mappings:
VerbNet: dedicate-79
FrameNet: Commitment,Imposing_obligation
PropBank: commit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 5

Sense Number 3: consign, entrust

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] COMMIT NP2[patient] PP

Examples:
The sergeant committed the private to cleaning latrines for punishment.
The judge committed him to four years in prison.
Sally thinks her neighbor should be committed. (consigned to a mental ward)
They committed their souls to God.
I am committing my fate into your hands.

Mappings:
VerbNet: confine-92-1
FrameNet: Institutionalization
PropBank: commit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4