commending

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commending - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Commend \Com*mend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commended; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Commending.] [L. commendare; com- + mandare to
     intrust to one's charge, enjoin, command. Cf. Command,
     Mandate.]
     1. To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or
        preservation.
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              His eye commends the leading to his hand. --Shak.
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              Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. --Luke
                                                    xxiii. 46.
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     2. To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present
        as worthy of notice or favorable attention.
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              Among the objects of knowledge, two especially
              commend themselves to our contemplation. --Sir M.
                                                    Hale.
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              I commend unto you Phebe our sister.  --Rom. xvi. 1.
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     3. To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a
        person or an act.
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              Historians commend Alexander for weeping when he
              read the actions of Achilles.         --Dryden.
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     4. To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and
        good will. [Archaic]
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              Commend me to my brother.             --Shak.
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