Medical Dictionary

commit

vt com·mit \kə-ˈmit\
com·mit·tedcom·mit·ting

Medical Definition of COMMIT

:  to place in a prison or mental institution <a patient committed by the court to a state hospital>
com·mit·ta·ble \-ˈmit-ə-bəl\ adjective

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