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[kuh-mend] Pronunciation Key
[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. |
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| com·mend
(kə-měnd') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends
[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
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Commend
Com*mend"\, n. 1. Commendation; praise. [Obs.] Speak in his just commend. --Shak. 2. pl. Compliments; greetings. [Obs.] Hearty commends and much endeared love to you. --Howell.
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