commend

1. v. t. To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation. Source: opted

2. v. t. To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention. Source: opted

3. v. t. To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act. Source: opted

4. v. t. To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will. Source: opted

5. n. Commendation; praise. Source: opted

6. n. Compliments; greetings. Source: opted

7. v. express approbation of Source: wordnet

8. v. present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence Source: wordnet

9. v. give to in charge Source: wordnet

10. v. express a good opinion of Source: wordnet

11. v. mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship Source: wordnet

12. 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 knowlwdge, 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. 1. Commendation; praise. [Obs.] Speak in his just commend. Shak. 2. pl. Compliments; greetings. [Obs.] Hearty commends and much endeared love to you. Howell. Source: webster

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