Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To express approval of; praise: synonym: praise.
- transitive verb To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend.
- transitive verb To cause to be worthy of recommendation.
- transitive verb To commit to the care of another; entrust.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To commit; deliver with confidence; intrust or give in charge.
- To represent or distinguish as being worthy of confidence, notice, regard, or kindness; recommend or accredit to favor, acceptance, or favorable attention; set forward for notice: sometimes used reflexively: as, this subject commends itself to our careful attention.
- To praise; mention with approbation.
- To bring to the mind or memory of; give or send the greeting of: with a personal pronoun, often reflexive.
- In feudal eccles. law, to place under the control of a lord. See
commendation , 4. - Synonyms and To extol, laud, eulogize, applaud.
- To express approval or praise.
- noun Commendation; compliment; remembrance; greeting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.
- transitive verb To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention.
- transitive verb To mention with approbation; to praise.
- transitive verb Archaic To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will.
- noun obsolete Commendation; praise.
- noun obsolete Compliments; greetings.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
congratulate orreward . - verb To
praise oracclaim . - verb To
entrust orcommit to thecare of someone else - verb To
force in a mental way - noun obsolete
commendation ;praise - noun obsolete, in the plural
compliments ;greetings
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb express a good opinion of
- verb give to in charge
- verb mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
- verb express approval of
- verb present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Actually, what I really want to commend is the book.
Stromata Blog 2010
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Pilotshark, I again commend you on your compassionate approach to teh trolls — offering them help to overcome their affliction, rather than simple derision.
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Actually, what I really want to commend is the book.
Books 2010
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Actually, what I really want to commend is the book.
Stromata Blog: 2010
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Actually, what I really want to commend is the book.
History 2010
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Actually, what I really want to commend is the book.
Religion 2010
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Actually, what I really want to commend is the book.
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Whether we may herein commend his prudence I know not; the event does not commend it, for it did not prove at all to his comfort.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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The president said he wanted to "commend" McCain, who "has already paid a significant political cost for doing the right thing" on immigration.
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The president said he wanted to "commend" McCain, who "has already paid a significant political cost for doing the right thing" on immigration.
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