Commit, I) trans. 1) to do, to perpetrate: “under what colour he --s this ill,” Lucr. 476. “his --ed evil,” Lucr. 476 “sin, alone --ed,” Lucr. 476 Sonn. 9, 14. 41, 1. 119, 5. Gentl. V, 4, 154. Wiv. I, 1, 31. V, 5, 238. Meas. II, 2, 89. II, 3, 27. Err. V, 147. Ado IV, 2, 52. V, 1, 219. Mids. III, 2, 346. Merch. II, 6, 37. All's I, 3, 11. II, 1, 34. Wint. I, 2, 58. III, 2, 14. V, 2, 161. R2 IV, 224. V, 3, 33. H4A IV, 3, 101. H4B IV, 5, 126. H5 II, 1, 40. H6B I, 3, 177. R3 II, 1, 57. V, 3, 190. H8 III, 1, 49. Troil. III, 2, 110. Tit. III, 1, 275. Tim. III, 5, 72. Mcb. II, 3, 11. Lr. I, 1, 220. Oth. V, 2, 212. Ant. I, 2, 148. II, 2, 21. Cymb. II, 1, 32. V, 3, 20. Per. IV, 2, 128. IV, 4, 5. Emphatically of carnal sins: “what ignorant sin have I --ed? What --ed!” Oth. IV, 2, 70. Oth. IV, 2, 70 Oth. IV, 2, 70 Oth. IV, 2, 70 Used in a good sense: “c. me for --ing honour,” Wint. II, 3, 49 (for the quibble's sake). “excellent services --ed at the bridge,” H5 III, 6, 4 (Fluellen's speech).
2) to entrust, to surrender, to give up: “what thy memory cannot contain, c. to these waste blanks,” Sonn. 77, 10. “and so I c. you to the tuition of God,” Ado I, 1, 282. “and c. yourself into the hands of one that loves you not,” Mids. II, 1, 215. “her gentle spirit --s itself to yours,” Merch. III, 2, 166. III, 4, 24. As IV, 3, 145. “--s his body to painful labour,” Shr. V, 2, 148. “c. them to the fire,” Wint. II, 3, 95. Tw. I, 2, 60. John IV, 2, 67. R2 II, 1, 98. H4B V, 2, 113. H6A V, 1, 50. H8 II, 2, 87. II, 4, 214. Cor. II, 1, 232. Tit. I, 55. Tit. I, 55 V, 3, 170. Caes. II, 1, 235. Lr. I, 1, 275.
3) to imprison: “why they are --ed,” Ado V, 1, 227. “c. me for --ing honour,” Wint. II, 3, 49. H4B I, 2, 63. V, 2, 83. V, 2, 83 H5 II, 2, 40. R3 I, 1, 48. R3 I, 1, 48 II, 4, 44. II, 4, 44 H8 V, 1, 147. Having to after it, to denote the person charged with keeping guard, or the place of confinement: “and here c. you to my lord cardinal to keep,” H6B III, 1, 137. “he is new --ed to the bishop of York,” H6C IV, 4, 11. “c. them to their bonds,” John III, 4, 74. “to the Tower,” H8 I, 2, 193. V, 3, 54. “bear me to prison where I am --ed,” Meas. I, 2, 121. we will c. thee hither (to the Tower) H6B IV, 9, 39.
II) intr. to sin: “I do as truly suffer as e'er I did c.” Gentl. V, 4, 77. Applied particularly to incontinence: “c. not with man's sworn spouse,” Lr. III, 4, 83 (cf. Oth. IV, 2, 72. Oth. IV, 2, 72 80).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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