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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMMEND, v.t.
1. To represent as worthy of notice, regard, or kindness; to speak in favor of; to recommend.
I commend to you Phebe our sister. Romans 16.
2. To commit; to entrust or give in charge.
Father, into hy hands I commend my spirit. Luke 23.
3. To praise; to mention with approbation.
The princes commended Sarai before Pharaoh. The Lord commended the unjust steward.
4. To make acceptable or more acceptable.
But meat commendeth us not to God. 1 Corinthians 8.
5. To produce or present to favorable notice.
The chorus had an occasion of commending their voices to the king.
6. To send or bear to.
These draw the chariot which Latinus sends,
And the rich present to the prince commends.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: express approval of
2: present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"
3: give to in charge; "I commend my children to you"
4: express a good opinion of [syn: commend, recommend]
5: mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife" [syn: commend, remember]

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French comander, from Latin commendare, from com- + mandare to entrust — more at mandate Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to entrust for care or preservation 2. to recommend as worthy of confidence or notice 3. to mention with approbation ; praise intransitive verb to commend or serve as a commendation of something • commendable adjective • commendably adverb • commender noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 (often foll. by to) entrust, commit (commends his soul to God). 2 praise (commends her singing voice). 3 recommend (method commends itself). Phrases and idioms: commend me to archaic remember me kindly to. highly commended (of a competitor etc.) just missing the top places. Etymology: ME f. L commendare (as COM-, mendare = mandare entrust: see MANDATE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Commend Com*mend", n. 1. Commendation; praise. [Obs.] Speak in his just commend. --Shak. 2. pl. Compliments; greetings. [Obs.] Hearty commends and much endeared love to you. --Howell.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. His eye commends the leading to his hand. --Shak. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. --Luke xxiii. 46. 2. To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention. Among the objects of knowledge, two especially commend themselves to our contemplation. --Sir M. Hale. I commend unto you Phebe our sister. --Rom. xvi. 1. 3. To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act. Historians commend Alexander for weeping when he read the actions of Achilles. --Dryden. 4. To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will. [Archaic] Commend me to my brother. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(commends, commending, commended) 1. If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally. (FORMAL) I commended her for that action... I commend Ms. Orth on writing such an informative article... The book was widely commended for its candour... The reports commend her bravery... His actions were commended by the Jury. VERB: V n for/on n/-ing, V n for/on n/-ing, V n for/on n/-ing, V n, V n • commendation (commendations) The Company received a commendation from the Royal Society of Arts. N-COUNT 2. If someone commends a person or thing to you, they tell you that you will find them good or useful. (FORMAL) I can commend it to him as a realistic course of action. = recommend VERB: V n to n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ko-mend':

(1) For paratithemi (Lu 23:46), translating the Hebrew paqadh (Ps 31:5), in the dying words of Jesus: "Into thy hands I commend my Spirit." the King James Version in Psalms has the more general word "commit." The use of the Greek word in the sense of "deposit what belongs to one into the hands of another" is not uncommon in the classics. So also the derivatives paratheke (2Ti 1:12) and parakatatheke (1Ti 6:20; 2Ti 1:14). See DEPOSIT. This sense of the English, while slightly archaic, corresponds to the first meaning of the Latin, whence it comes, "to commit for preservation," especially of the dying; to commend children, parents, etc., to the care of others (for examples, see Harper's Latin Dictionary).

(2) For sunistiemi, "to stand together," and then, by standing together, to establish, prove, exhibit, as "righteousness" and "love of God" (Ro 3:5; 5:8), and thus to attest (2Co 3:1; 4:2), and, finally, to certify or to recommend a stranger (Ro 16:1; 2Co 6:4). The use of paristemi in 1Co 8:8 is equivalent.

(3) "To praise," epaineo (Lu 16:8), and sunistemi in 2Co 10:12,18; for the Old Testament, Hebrew hillel, in Ge 12:15 the King James Version; Pr 12:8.

H. E. Jacobs

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Recommend, bespeak, regard for. 2. Commit, intrust, yield. 3. Praise, extol, applaud, laud, eulogize, cry up, speak well of, say a good word for, sing or sound the praises of.

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