Synonyms for commend
verb
To praise
laud, compliment, support, acclaim; see admire 1, approve 1, 2, praise 1.
To recommend
accredit, sanction, advocate; see approve 1, recommend 1.
To present with confidence
entrust, consign, confer; see assign 1, trust 3.
See commend in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To express warm approval of:
acclaim, applaud, compliment, laud, praise. See praiseTo pay a compliment to:
compliment, congratulate, praise. Idiom: take off one's hat to. See praiseTo put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance:
commit, confide, consign, entrust, give (over), hand over, relegate, trust, turn over. Idiom: give in trust (or charge). See give
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