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Synonyms & Antonyms of commend

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

I commend my fate into your hands

Synonyms for commend

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

Words Related to commend

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,
retransfer,
retransmit

Near Antonyms for commend

detain,
hold back,
reserve,
withhold

own,
possess

accept,
receive,
take in

occupy,
take,
take over

Antonyms for commend

hold,
keep,
retain

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“Commend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commend. Accessed 19 Jun. 2021.

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