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    com·mend
    [kəˈmɛnd]
    verb
    commend (verb) · commends (third person present) · commended (past tense) · commended (past participle) · commending (present participle)
    1. praise formally or officially:
      "he was commended by the judge for his courageous actions"
      Similar:
      praise
      compliment
      congratulate
      applaud
      clap
      cheer
      toast
      salute
      admire
      honour
      glorify
      extol
      eulogize
      sing the praises of
      take one's hat off to
      emblazon
      laud
      panegyrize
      praise to the skies
      heap praise on
      go into raptures about
      wax lyrical about
      speak highly of
      look on with favour
      pay homage to
      pay tribute to
      pat on the back
      cry someone up
      Opposite:
      criticize
    2. present as suitable for approval or acceptance; recommend:
      "I commend her to you without reservation"
      • make (something) acceptable or pleasing:
        "the emphasis on peace will commend itself to all" · "most one-roomed flats have little to commend them"
    3. archaic
      formal
      (commend someone/something to)
      entrust someone or something to:
      "as they set out on their journey I commend them to your care"
      • (commend someone to)
        pass on someone's good wishes to:
        "commend me to my son, and bid him rule better than I"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Latin commendare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, entrust’. Compare with command.
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    What does highly commended mean?
    commend someone for something The judge commended her for her bravery. commend someone on something Reeves commended his opponent on her historic victory. For a low-budget film, it has much to commend it (= it deserves praise). highly commended It says on the back cover of the book " highly commended". praise Lawmakers praised the bipartisan deal.

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    What does it mean to commend yourself to someone?
    commend itself to somebody (formal) if something commends itself to somebody, they approve of it His outspoken behaviour did not commend itself to his colleagues. commend somebody/something to somebody (formal) to give somebody/something to somebody in order to be taken care of We commend her soul to God.

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    The definition of Commend means to re Commend or praise someone or leave someone in the care of another 18. An example of Commend is giving someone an excellent job reference 19. An example of Commend is to turn over the care of a elderly parent to a nursing home. 20.

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