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verb

Commend v. t. (past & past part. commended; pres. part. commending)

1.

To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation. "His eye commends the leading to his hand." "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit."

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." "I commend unto you Phebe our sister."

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."

4.

To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will. (Archaic) "Commend me to my brother."

noun

Commend n.

1.

Commendation; praise. (Obs.) "Speak in his just commend."

2.

pl. Compliments; greetings. (Obs.) "Hearty commends and much endeared love to you."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Commend" Quotes from Famous Books

... a hard fight. But Clarendon, faithful friend of the Church as he was, did not always see eye to eye with ecclesiastics. We have seen how often and how severely he could criticize them; and his sympathy with their general object did not always commend to him their methods. His doubts might not always lead him to assume an attitude of open and direct opposition. Deliberate abstention might be just as effective, and was less liable to be misunderstood by the friends of the Church. As a fact, in this case Clarendon was absent from the debates ...

— The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon V2 • Henry Craik

... countenance upon this little labour, which when ye have graced it withal, I must and will acknowledge myself greatly indebted unto your ladyships in this behalf: neither shall I amongst the rest, that admire your rare virtues (which are not a few in Essex), cease to commend this undeserved gentleness. ...

— A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. VII (4th edition) • Various

... a good position on one of my ships, commend you specially to the captain as a young friend of mine, and promote you as fast as your progress in seamanship will ...

— In A New World - or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia • Horatio Alger

... digged a second grave, and set therein, his friend; but the knight would in no wise consent, for—he said—he purposed to take counsel of the priests of his country, as to building some church or abbey above her tomb. "At this hour we will but lay her body before the altar, and commend her to God His holy keeping." He commanded them to bring their mantles and make a bed upon the altar-pace. Thereon they laid the maiden, and having wrapped her close in her lover's cloak, left her alone. When the moment came for Eliduc to take farewell ...

— French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France • Marie de France

... Commend me to Shakspeare's vagabonds, the most delightful in the world! His sweet-blooded and liberal nature blossomed into all fine generosities as naturally as an apple-bough into pink blossoms and odours. Listen to Gonsalvo talking to the shipwrecked ...

— Dreamthorp - A Book of Essays Written in the Country • Alexander Smith

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