Commend : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Commend	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
commend v express approval of present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world" give to in charge; "I commend my children to you" express a good opinion of Synonym(s): commend, recommend mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife" Synonym(s): commend, remember
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.