[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

commend \commend"\, 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.
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            his eye commends the leading to his hand. --shak.
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            father, into thy hands i commend my spirit. --luke
                                                  xxiii. 46.
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   2. to recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present
      as worthy of notice or favorable attention.
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            among the objects of knowledge, two especially
            commend themselves to our contemplation. --sir m.
                                                  hale.
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            i commend unto you phebe our sister.  --rom. xvi. 1.
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   3. to mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a
      person or an act.
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            historians commend alexander for weeping when he
            read the actions of achilles.         --dryden.
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   4. to mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and
      good will. archaic
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            commend me to my brother.             --shak.
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see also:
commended commending command mandate 

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