commend
verb
[ kəˈmɛnd ]
• praise formally or officially.
• "he was commended by the judge for his courageous actions"
Similar:
praise,
compliment,
congratulate,
applaud,
clap,
cheer,
toast,
salute,
admire,
honour,
glorify,
extol,
eulogize,
sing the praises of,
praise to the skies,
heap praise on,
go into raptures about,
wax lyrical about,
speak highly of,
look on with favour,
pay homage to,
pay tribute to,
take one's hat off to,
pat on the back,
big someone up,
ballyhoo,
cry someone up,
emblazon,
laud,
panegyrize,
• present as suitable for approval or acceptance; recommend.
• "I commend her to you without reservation"
Similar:
recommend,
suggest,
put forward,
propose,
advance,
approve,
endorse,
advocate,
vouch for,
speak for,
stand up for,
champion,
support,
back,
plug,
push,
• entrust someone or something to.
• "as they set out on their journey I commend them to your care"
Similar:
entrust,
trust,
deliver,
commit,
hand over,
give,
give over,
turn over,
consign,
assign,
Origin:
Middle English: from Latin commendare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, entrust’. Compare with command.
