committeth

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A form of commit — To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.

OriginEnglish commit ← Middle English committen ← Latin committō →
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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of commit

    Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 6:18

Origin

  1. Latincommittō
  2. Middle Englishcommitten
  3. Englishcommit
  4. Englishcommitteth

From commit + -eth.

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APA

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Chicago

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