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com·mend (kə mend′)

transitive verb

  1. to put in the care of another; entrust
  2. to mention as worthy of attention; recommend
  3. to express approval of; praise
  4. Archaic to transmit the kind regards of

Etymology: ME commenden < L commendare, to entrust to, commend < com-, intens. + mandare, to commit to one's charge: see mandate

Related Forms:

commend Synonyms

commend

v.

  1. To praise

    laud, compliment, support, acclaim; see admire 1, approve 1, 2, praise 1.

  2. To recommend

    accredit, sanction, advocate; see approve 1, recommend 1.

  3. To present with confidence

    entrust, consign, confer; see assign 1, trust 3.

commend Usage Examples

Object

  • bravery: They warmly commended the bravery of the rescue workers.
  • runner-up: One of the highly commended runners-up was also from Linda's class.
  • Hon: Mr. Straw: Such situations are tragic, and I commend the hon.
  • poem: An anthology of commended poems will also be published by Blinking Eye.
  • achievement: Ben Jeffries is keen to commend the achievements of the family friendly initiative.
  • effort: I would like to commend the tremendous effort our students have made in the past year.

Subject

  • judge: Hannah's talk was highly commended by the judges.
  • panel: Cliff also presents certificates to any entries that have been highly commended by the audit panel judging committee.

Preposition: as

  • example: The work of the College and the model it has adopted was cited and commended as an example of good practice among the attendees.

Modifying Another Word

  • highly: The campaign was highly commended in the Charity Awards.
  • warmly: They warmly commended the bravery of the rescue workers.
  • wholeheartedly: I wish to wholeheartedly commend this popular version of the Ecumenical Directory.
  • heartily: I could find no real fault with it so I would heartily commend it for use.
  • specially: The judges also want to specially commend the runner up, Michael Pearce.
  • strongly: We strongly commend this approach to the UK Government.

Used with why or when

  • what: You can't commend what you don't cherish.

Preposition: in

  • category: Dimsum came highly commended in the small business category.
  • award: During 2005 he was runner up in the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art, and highly commended in the SAA awards.

Preposition: by

  • judge: Hannah's talk was highly commended by the judges.
  • panel: Cliff also presents certificates to any entries that have been highly commended by the audit panel judging committee.