Commend Definition
kə-mĕnd
commended, commends
verb
commended, commends
To express approval of; praise.
Webster's New World
To mention as worthy of attention; recommend.
Webster's New World
To put in the care of another; entrust.
Webster's New World
To cause to be worthy of recommendation.
There is much about her book to commend it.
American Heritage
To transmit the kind regards of.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
(obsolete) Commendation; praise.
Wiktionary
(obsolete, in the plural) Compliments; greetings.
Wiktionary
Origin of Commend
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Middle English commenden from Latin commendāre com- intensive pref. com– mandāre to entrust man-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin commendare (“to praise”), from com- + mandare (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”).
From Wiktionary
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