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commend

v.
C1 Advanced US //kəˈmɛnd// UK //kəmˈɛnd// com·mend Archaic

v. to praise someone or something in a formal way. You use this when you want to say that someone did a great job or that an idea is very good.

v. to praise formally or officially; to express approval of someone or something. Often used in professional or public contexts to recognise merit.


SIMPLE

The manager decided to commend the team for their hard work.

CONTEXTUAL

The city council voted to commend the local volunteers for their tireless efforts during the recent flood recovery.

COMPLEX

While the committee did not adopt the entire proposal, they did commend the researchers for the thoroughness of their data collection and the clarity of their final report.

Synonyms
Origin

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 put”). Doublet of command.

Usage

The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. Often used in the passive voice ('was commended for').

Pitfall

The teacher commended about his progress.The teacher commended his progress.Commend is a transitive verb and takes a direct object without a preposition like 'about'.

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