institutionalize vs commit

institutionalize and commit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
institutionalize	No	No	Yes	No
commit	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, institutionalize and commit are synonyms defined as:

institutionalize and commit: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

Other synonyms of institutionalize include charge, institutionalise, send.

institutionalize (verb)	commit (verb)
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution	make a set of changes permanent
	transfer to another place so something can be kept or preserved
	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
	confer a trust upon
	cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
	make an investment
	perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
	engage in or perform