Commend
[kə'mend] or [kə'mɛnd]
Definition
(verb.) express approval of.
(verb.) mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; 'Remember me to your wife'.
(verb.) express a good opinion of.
(verb.) give to in charge; 'I commend my children to you'.
(verb.) present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; 'His paintings commend him to the artistic world'.
Checker: Mortimer--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.
(v. t.) To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention.
(v. t.) To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act.
(v. t.) To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will.
(n.) Commendation; praise.
(n.) Compliments; greetings.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
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.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Praise, laud, extol, approve, recommend, encourage, applaud, eulogize
ANT:Blame, censure, disapprove, discourage, denounce, condemn, discommend
Checker: Valerie
Definition
v.t. to give into the charge of: to recommend as worthy: to praise: to adorn set off.—n. (Shak.) praise.—adj. Commend′able worthy of being commended or praised.—n. Commend′ableness.—adv. Commend′ably.—ns. Commend′am a manner of holding an ecclesiastical benefice till a proper pastor was provided for it—it was provisionally commended to the care of a clerk and was said to be held in commendam; Commendā′tion the act of commending: praise: declaration of esteem: esp. the act of commending the dying or dead to the favour and mercy of God; Com′mendātor one who holds a benefice in commendam.—adj. Commend′atory commending: containing praise or commendation: presenting to favourable notice or reception.—Commend me to remember me kindly to: give me by preference.
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Examples
- Commend me to Fennimore Cooper to find beauty in the Indians, and to Grimes to find it in the Arabs. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He sat his basket down by the row, and, looking up, said, Into thy hands I commend my spirit! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- But I commend the idea to your mind. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Thus--thus as I am, and not otherwise, said Ivanhoe; it is the judgment of God--to his keeping I commend myself. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- At the same time, Stanley Hopkins's methods do not commend themselves to me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Commend me to the nurseryman and the poulterer. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- He did not commend; at some passages he scowled and stamped. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I was very much pleased with what I collected to have been your behaviour on the occasion; it shewed a discretion highly to be commended. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- It is upon this principle that the treaty of commerce between England and Portugal, concluded in 1703 by Mr Methuen, has been so much commended. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- He embraced her, solemnly commended her to Heaven, and humbly thanked Heaven for having bestowed her on him. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- William was kindly commended and his promotion hoped for. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Veneering and other elders of tribes commended this way out of it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The Major's musical taste has been before alluded to, and his performances on the flute commended. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- At dinner he commended the wine, quite excellent wine. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Harriette likes white waistcoats--Harriette commends silk stockings, &c. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Letters have been issued by the government commending the party to courtesies abroad. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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