commend: Meaning and Definition of

com•mend

1. to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend: to commend a friend to another; to commend an applicant for employment.
2. to entrust; give in charge; deliver with confidence: I commend my child to your care.
3. to cite or name with approval or special praise: to commend a soldier for bravery.
4. to place (oneself or one's land) under another's protection so as to become his vassal.
5. to recommend (a person) to the kind remembrance of another.