Main Entry: com·mend

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈmend\

Function: verb

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

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to entrust for care or preservation
2 : to recommend as worthy of confidence or notice
3 : to mention with approbation : praiseintransitive 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