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Commend

kəˈmɛnd

Commend definitions

verb

Inflections:

commend commended commending commends

praise formally or officially

"he was commended by the judge for his courageous actions"

Synonyms:
praise compliment congratulate applaud clap cheer toast salute admire honour glorify extol eulogize sing the praises of praise to the skies heap praise on go into raptures about wax lyrical about speak highly of look on with favour pay homage to pay tribute to take one's hat off to pat on the back
present as suitable for approval or acceptance; recommend

"I commend her to you without reservation"

Synonyms:
recommend suggest put forward propose advance
- make (something) acceptable or pleasing
  
  "the emphasis on peace will commend itself to all"
entrust someone or something to

"as they set out on their journey I commend them to your care"

Synonyms:
entrust trust deliver commit hand over give give over turn over consign assign
- pass on someone's good wishes to
  
  "commend me to my son, and bid him rule better than I"