Com*mend" (?), 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 knowlwdge, 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.
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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.
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