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acclaim, applaud, compliment, laud, congratulate, praise, commit, confide, consign, give, hand over, relegate

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com·mend

[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

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—Related forms

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

—Synonyms 1. acclaim, laud, extol. See approve. 2. commit, consign, relegate, convey.

—Antonyms 1. censure.

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com·mend (kə-měnd') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends

To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend.
To express approval of; praise. See Synonyms at praise.
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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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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