commit

To pledge or bind oneself to a course of action; to perpetrate a crime or error; to dedicate resources to a cause.

• commitment/kəˈmɪtmənt/(n)承诺；投入
• committed/kəˈmɪtɪd/(adj)坚定的；忠诚的

• commit to
• commit resources
• commit a crime
• deeply committed
• commit to a plan
• commit oneself

1. 1.The government committed to reducing carbon emissions by forty percent within the decade.
2. 2.Before committing significant resources, it is worth testing the concept on a smaller scale.

• pledge/plɛdʒ/— make a solemn promise
• dedicate/ˈdɛdɪkeɪt/— devote to a cause
• undertake/ˌʌndəˈteɪk/— formally commit to

from Latin "committere" = to bring together, to entrust, from "com-" + "mittere" (to send)