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commend
Meaning: to praise formally or express approval of
commend in a sentence
How commend is used in real sentences:
The principal commended the students for their quick thinking during the fire drill.
The mayor commended the firefighters for their bravery during the rescue.
“Reviewers commended the team's candor and rigor, though Chen rejected a proposed panegyric celebrating a “miracle metal.” The alloy remembered nothing; its reversible crystal structures simply made a well-engineered return possible.”
— from the passage The Returning Hinge
“Bell refused, but he also declined to commend Mara's anger, warning that righteous contempt could become as rigid as commercial impatience.”
— from the passage The Final Impression
“Even he eventually commended Venn for designing a trial that adversaries could reproduce rather than asking them to trust her judgment.”
— from the passage The Chamber Argument
Also read it in: The Negotiators of Cambrai
Synonyms for commend
Other words for commend — praise, applaud and laud — carry the same meaning.
- praise
- applaud
- laud
Antonyms of commend
Words that mean the opposite of commend:
- criticize
- condemn
Where it comes from
From Latin commendare "to entrust, recommend"
Word parts
- mand/mend — order; entrust
commend: com- (thoroughly) + mend (entrust)
Memory hook
COMMEND sounds like 'recommend' -- praising something worth recommending.