committal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈmɪtəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəˈmɪtəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kə mit′l)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•mit•tal /kəˈmɪtəl/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
  1. the act of committing, esp. to a mental institution.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•mit•tal  (kə mit′l),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an act or instance of committing;
    commitment.
  • commit + -al2 1615–25

'committal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
commitment - impeachment - noncommittal - self-committal

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