'Commend' definitions:
Definition of 'commend'
From: WordNet
verb
Express approval of
verb
Present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"
verb
Give to in charge; "I commend my children to you"
verb
Express a good opinion of [syn: commend, recommend]
verb
Mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife" [syn: commend, remember]
Definition of 'Commend'
From: GCIDE
- Commend \Com*mend"\, n.
- 1. Commendation; praise. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Speak in his just commend. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. pl. Compliments; greetings. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Hearty commends and much endeared love to you. --Howell. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Commend'
From: GCIDE
- Commend \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. [1913 Webster]
- His eye commends the leading to his hand. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. --Luke xxiii. 46. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention. [1913 Webster]
- Among the objects of knowledge, two especially commend themselves to our contemplation. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
- I commend unto you Phebe our sister. --Rom. xvi. 1. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act. [1913 Webster]
- Historians commend Alexander for weeping when he read the actions of Achilles. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]
- Commend me to my brother. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'commend'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acclaim,
- advocate,
- applaud,
- approve,
- assign,
- back,
- boost,
- commit,
- compliment,
- confide,
- consign,
- countenance,
- cry up,
- delegate,
- endorse,
- enfeoff,
- entrust,
- eulogize,
- extol,
- give in charge,
- give in trust,
- hail,
- hand over,
- hype,
- infeudate,
- plug,
- praise,
- proffer,
- promote,
- puff,
- recommend,
- relegate,
- remand,
- remit,
- resign,
- speak highly of,
- speak warmly of,
- speak well of,
- support,
- tender,
- tout,
- trust,
- turn over,
- yield