commend

About 1.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To congratulate or reward.

   The schoolboy was commended for raising the alarm about the burning building.

2. verb To praise or acclaim.

   The new law has little to commend it: it even worsens the legal certainty of the nation.

3. verb To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.

   After being imprisoned, I had to commend my kids to my mom's safekeeping.

4. verb To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill; give regards from
5. verb To recommend.
6. verb To adorn; to set off.
7. noun Commendation; praise.
8. noun Compliments; greetings.

Similar words

recommend remember praise praiseworthy compliment appreciated applaud appreciate extol laud

Often followed by

the it itself to themselves you my me them this

Word family

commendable commendably commended commender commenders commending commends