| Commend 1. (v. t.) To commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation. 2. (v. t.) To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention. 3. (v. t.) To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act. 4. (v. t.) To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will. 5. (n.) Commendation; praise. 6. (n.) Compliments; greetings. Thesaurus Entries acclaim, advocate, applaud, approve, assign, back, boost, commit, compliment, confide, consign, countenance, cry up, delegate, endorse, enfeoff, entrust, eulogize, extol, give in charge, give in trust, hail, hand over, hype, infeudate, plug, praise, proffer, promote, puff, recommend, relegate, remand, remit, resign, speak highly of, speak warmly of, speak well of, support, tender, tout, trust, turn over, yield |