commend

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To congratulate or reward.
2. (transitive) To praise or acclaim.
3. (transitive) To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
4. (transitive) To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill; give regards from
5. (transitive) To recommend.
6. (dated, transitive) To adorn; to set off.

Noun

1. (obsolete) Commendation; praise.
2. (in-plural, obsolete) Compliments; greetings.

Synonyms

praise

extol

laud

recommend

eulogize

compliment

applaud

entrust

admire

approve

consign

bless

congratulate

acclaim

celebrate

cite

glorify

eulogise

confide

trust

honor

advise

advocate

appreciate

endorse

exalt

have confidence in

register

remember

conjure

felicitate

flatter

give thanks

commit

hail

speak approvingly

call on

hymn

indorse

institute

introduce

invoke

call

plead

approve of

proclaim

rave

appoint

give in charge

eulogise eulogize

Translations

recommander

loben

elogiare

alabar

encomendar

louer

prijzen

raccomandare

loven

empfehlen

lodare

verheerlijken

roemen

recomendar

rühmen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈmɛnd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: commenden

In summary

From Middle English commenden, from Old French comender, from Latin commendō (“commend, entrust to, commit, recommend”), from com- + mandō (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dō (“to put”). Doublet of command.