Commend

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  • transitive verb. To express approval of; praise: synonym: praise.
  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend.
  • transitive verb. To cause to be worthy of recommendation.
  • transitive verb. To commit to the care of another; entrust.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To commit; deliver with confidence; intrust or give in charge.
  • To represent or distinguish as being worthy of confidence, notice, regard, or kindness; recommend or accredit to favor, acceptance, or favorable attention; set forward for notice: sometimes used reflexively: as, this subject commends itself to our careful attention.
  • To praise; mention with approbation.
  • To bring to the mind or memory of; give or send the greeting of: with a personal pronoun, often reflexive.
  • In feudal eccles. law, to place under the control of a lord. See commendation, 4.
  • Synonyms and To extol, laud, eulogize, applaud.
  • To express approval or praise.
  • noun. Commendation; compliment; remembrance; greeting.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.
  • transitive verb. To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention.
  • transitive verb. To mention with approbation; to praise.
  • transitive verb. To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will.
  • noun. Commendation; praise.
  • noun. Compliments; greetings.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To congratulate or reward.
  • verb. To praise or acclaim.
  • verb. To entrust or commit to the care of someone else
  • verb. To force in a mental way
  • noun. commendation; praise
  • noun. compliments; greetings
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. express a good opinion of
  • verb. give to in charge
  • verb. mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
  • verb. express approval of
  • verb. present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
  • Word Usage
    "Actually, what I really want to commend is the book."
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    advert  bring up  cite  commit  confide  
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    End  Friend  Mende  Wend  abend  
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