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[ kuh-mend ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend:

    to commend a friend to another;

    to commend an applicant for employment.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to entrust; give in charge; deliver with confidence:

    I commend my child to your care.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. to cite or name with approval or special praise:

    to commend a soldier for bravery.

  4. Feudal Law. to place (oneself or one's land) under another's protection so as to become his vassal.
  5. Archaic. to recommend (a person) to the kind remembrance of another.


commend

/ əˈɛԻ /

verb

  1. to present or represent as being worthy of regard, confidence, kindness, etc; recommend
  2. to give in charge; entrust
  3. to express a good opinion of; praise
  4. to give the regards of

    commend me to your aunt

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • dzˈԻ岹Ա, noun
  • dzˈԻ岹ٴǰ, adjective
  • dzˈԻ岹, adjective
  • dzˈԻ岹, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • dz·Ի·· adjective
  • dz·Ի· noun
  • dz·Ի·Բ· adverb
  • ··dz·Ի verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of commend1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English commenden, from Latin dzԻ, equivalent to com- com- + -Ի, combining form of Ի; mandate
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Word History and Origins

Origin of commend1

C14: from Latin dzԻ to commit to someone's care, from com- (intensive) + Ի to entrust
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Synonym Study

See approve.
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Example Sentences

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The family commended “this act of courage, along with Alijah’s incredible will to survive,” calling it “nothing short of miraculous.”

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"With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite merciful love of the One and Triune God."

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“I commend President Trump for his courage and his commitment to transparency. I’m grateful also to Tulsi Gabbard for her dogged efforts to root out and declassify these documents.”

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Emery has been rightly commended for turning Villa from relegation battlers into Champions League contenders since he was appointed in October 2022.

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Marc Howard, founder and president of the Frederick Douglass Project for Justice, commended Knox for the humanity she brings to the project’s advisory council.

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