commend

com·mend

verb \kə-ˈmend\

Definition of COMMEND

transitive verb

1

: to entrust for care or preservation

2

: to recommend as worthy of confidence or notice

3

: to mention with approbation : praise

intransitive verb

: to commend or serve as a commendation of something

— com·mend·able \-ˈmen-də-bəl\ adjective

— com·mend·ably \-blē\ adverb

— com·mend·er noun

Examples of COMMEND

1. His poetry is highly commended by other writers.
2. I commend this book to anyone interested in learning more about American history.

Origin of COMMEND

Middle English, from Anglo-French comander, from Latin commendare, from com- + mandare to entrust — more at mandate

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to COMMEND

Synonyms

give, commit, confide, consign, delegate, deliver, entrust (also intrust), give over, hand, hand over, leave, pass, recommend, repose, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest

Antonyms

hold, keep, retain

Related Words

confer, grant; assign, deal (out), dispense, disperse, distribute, divide; hand in, release, relinquish, submit, surrender, turn in, yield; bequeath, hand down, hand on, will; advance, lend, loan; furnish, supply; recommit, redeliver, regive, retransfer, retransmit

Near Antonyms

detain, hold back, reserve, withhold; own, possess; accept, receive, take in; occupy, take, take over

Rhymes with COMMEND

addend, amend, append, ascend, attend, bartend, befriend, Big Bend, bookend, boyfriend, closed-end, compend, contend, dead end, dead-end, defend, depend, descend, distend, downtrend, emend, expend, extend, fag end, forfend, front-end, girlfriend, Gravesend, headend, high-end, hornblende, impend, intend, Land's End, loose end, low-end, missend, misspend, next friend, no end, offend, on end, Ostend, outspend, perpend, pitchblende, portend, pretend, propend, protend, rear-end, resend, sheet bend, South Bend, split end, stipend, subtend, suspend, tag end, tail end, tight end, top-end, transcend, unbend, unkenned, upend, uptrend, weekend, year-end