Definition of Commend

Com`mend´
v. t.1.To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.
[imp. & p. p. Commended; p. pr. & vb. n. Commending.]
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.
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.
4.To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will.
Commend me to my brother.
- Shak.
n.1.Commendation; praise.
Speak in his just commend.
- Shak.
2.Compliments; greetings.


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