Com-mĕnd′1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. COMMENDED; p. pr. & vb. n. COMMENDING.] [Lat. commendare, from com, for con, and mandare; O. Fr. commender, It. commendare, O. Sp. comendar. Cf. COMMAND, which is the same word, only of later origin, and differently applied.]
Sense 1. To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.
To thee I do commend my watchful soul, Ere I let fall the windows of mine eyes. Shak.
I commend unto you Phebe, our sister. Rom. xvi. 1.
Sense 2. To present as worthy of confidence or regard.
Among the objects of knowledge, two especially commend themselves to our contemplation: the knowledge of God, and the knowledge of ourselves. Hale.
Sense 3. To mention with approbation; to praise.
I, on the other side, Used no ambition to commend my deeds. Milton.
Sense 4. To recommend to the remembrance or kind reception of.
Commend me to my brother. Shak.