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SYLLABICATION:	com·mend
PRONUNCIATION:	k-mnd
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends 1. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend. 2. To express approval of; praise. See synonyms at praise. 3. To commit to the care of another; entrust.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English commenden, from Latin commendre : com-, intensive pref.; see com– + mandre, to entrust; see man-² in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	com·menda·ble —ADJECTIVE com·menda·ble·ness —NOUN com·menda·bly —ADVERB


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