To congratulate or reward.
The schoolboy was commended for raising the alarm about the burning building.
To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
After being imprisoned, I had to commend my kids to my mom's safekeeping.
From Middle English commenden, from Old French comender, from Latin commendō (“commend, entrust to, commit, recommend”), from com- + mandō (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dō (“to...
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