[kuh-mend] 
| 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. |
