Meaning

verb express approval of

verb present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence

verb give to in charge

originFrom 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.

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