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Definitions for: Commend
[v] express approval of
[v] mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife"
[v] express a good opinion of
[v] give to in charge; "I commend my children to you"
[v] present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
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.
Synonyms: recommend, remember
See Also: advert, bring up, cite, commit, confide, entrust, intrust, mention, name, portray, praise, present, refer, trust
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