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com·mend    Audio Help   [kuh-mend] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend: to commend a friend to another; to commend an applicant for employment.
2.to entrust; give in charge; deliver with confidence: I commend my child to your care.
3.to cite or name with approval or special praise: to commend a soldier for bravery.
4.Feudal Law. to place (oneself or one's land) under another's protection so as to become his vassal.
5.Archaic. to recommend (a person) to the kind remembrance of another.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME commenden < L commendāre, equiv. to com- com- + -mendāre, comb. form of mandāre; see mandate]

com·mend·a·ble, adjective
com·mend·a·ble·ness, noun
com·mend·a·bly, adverb
com·mend·er, noun
com·mend·ing·ly, adverb

1. acclaim, laud, extol. See approve. 2. commit, consign, relegate, convey.
1. censure.
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com·mend    Audio Help   (kə-měnd')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends
  1. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend.
  2. To express approval of; praise. See Synonyms at praise.
  3. To commit to the care of another; entrust.


[Middle English commenden, from Latin commendāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + mandāre, to entrust; see man-2 in Indo-European roots.]

com·mend'a·ble adj., com·mend'a·ble·ness n., com·mend'a·bly adv.
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commend 
c.1325, from L. commendare "to entrust to, praise," from com- intens. prefix + mandare "to commit to one's charge" (see mandate). In some senses, a shortening of recommend.

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commend

verb
1. express approval of 
2. present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world" 
3. give to in charge; "I commend my children to you" 
4. express a good opinion of 
5. mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife" 

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commend1 [kəˈmend] verb
to praise
Example: His ability was commended.
Arabic: يَمْتَدِح، يُطْري لِ
Chinese (Simplified): 称赞
Chinese (Traditional): 稱讚
Czech: (po)chválit
Danish: rose
Dutch: prijzen
Estonian: kiitma
Finnish: kiittää
French: louer
German: empfehlen
Greek: επαινώ
Hungarian: dícsér
Icelandic: lofa
Indonesian: memuji
Italian: lodare
Japanese: ほめる
Korean: 칭찬하다
Latvian: ieteikt; cildināt; slavēt
Lithuanian: pagirti, gerai įvertinti
Norwegian: rose
Polish: pochwalać
Portuguese (Brazil): elogiar
Portuguese (Portugal): elogiar
Romanian: a lăuda
Russian: хвалить
Slovak: chváliť
Slovenian: pohvaliti
Spanish: alabar, elogiar
Swedish: lovorda
Turkish: övmek, methetmek
commend2 [kəˈmend] verb
to give (someone or something) to be looked after
Example: I commend him to your care.
Arabic: يوصي(بِشَخْص)
Chinese (Simplified): 把…交托给
Chinese (Traditional): 把…交托給
Czech: svěřit (do ochrany)
Danish: anbefale
Dutch: toevertrouwen
Estonian: (hoolde) usaldama
Finnish: uskoa jollekulle
French: recommander
German: anvertrauen
Greek: εμπιστεύομαι σε κπ. τη φροντίδα
Hungarian: rábíz
Icelandic: fela (í umsjá)
Indonesian: mempercayakan, menitipkan
Italian: raccomandare, affidare
Japanese: ゆだねる
Korean: 맡기다
Latvian: uzticēt
Lithuanian: patikėti
Norwegian: betro, overgi
Polish: powierzać
Portuguese (Brazil): recomendar
Portuguese (Portugal): confiar
Romanian: a reco­manda
Russian: вверять
Slovak: zveriť
Slovenian: zaupati, priporočiti
Spanish: encomendar
Swedish: anförtro
Turkish: emanet etmek, teslim etmek
See also: commendable, commendation

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Commend

Com*mand"\ (?; 61), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Commanding.] [OE. comaunden, commanden, OF. comander, F. commander, fr. L. com- + mandare to commit to, to command. Cf. Commend, Mandate.]

1. To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.

We are commanded to forgive our enemies, but you never read that we are commanded to forgive our friends. --Bacon.

Go to your mistress: Say, I command her come to me. --Shak.

2. To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to have at one's disposal; to lead.

Monmouth commanded the English auxiliaries. --Macaulay.

Such aid as I can spare you shall command. --Shak.

3. To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.

Bridges commanded by a fortified house. --Motley.

Up to the eastern tower, Whose height commands as subject all the vale. --Shak.

One side commands a view of the finest garden. --Addison.

4. To have power or influence of the nature of authority over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and affections of the people; the best goods command the best price.

'Tis not in mortals to command success. --Addison.

5. To direct to come; to bestow. [Obs.]

I will command my blessing upon you. --Lev. xxv. 21.

Syn: To bid; order; direct; dictate; charge; govern; rule; overlook.
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Commend

Com*mend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commended; p. pr. & vb. n. Commending.] [L. commendare; com- + mandare to intrust to one's charge, enjoin, command. Cf. Command, Mandate.]

1. To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.

His eye commends the leading to his hand. --Shak.

Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. --Luke xxiii. 46.

2. To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention.

Among the objects of knowledge, two especially commend themselves to our contemplation. --Sir M. Hale.

I commend unto you Phebe our sister. --Rom. xvi. 1.

3. To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act.

Historians commend Alexander for weeping when he read the actions of Achilles. --Dryden.

4. To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will. [Archaic]

Commend me to my brother. --Shak.
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