commendableness
də adjective
worthy of praise: She did a commendable job of informing all the interested parties.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to present or represent as being worthy of regard, confidence, kindness, etc; recommend |
| 2. | to give in charge; entrust |
| 3. | to express a good opinion of; praise |
| 4. | to give the regards of: commend me to your aunt |
| [C14: from Latin commendāre to commit to someone's care, from com- (intensive) + mandāre to entrust] | |
| com'mendable | |
| —adj | |
| com'mendableness | |
| —n | |
| com'mendably | |
| —adv | |
| com'mendatory | |
| —adj | |
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| commend (kəˈmɛnd) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to present or represent as being worthy of regard, confidence, kindness, etc; recommend |
| 2. | to give in charge; entrust |
| 3. | to express a good opinion of; praise |
| 4. | to give the regards of: commend me to your aunt |
| [C14: from Latin commendāre to commit to someone's care, from com- (intensive) + mandāre to entrust] | |
| com'mendable | |
| —adj | |
| com'mendableness | |
| —n | |
| com'mendably | |
| —adv | |
| com'mendatory | |
| —adj | |
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