Commend \Com*mend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commended}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Commending}.] [L. commendare; com- + mandare to
intrust to one's charge, enjoin, command. Cf. {Command},
{Mandate}.]
1. To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or
preservation.

His eye commends the leading to his hand. --Shak.

Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. --Luke
xxiii. 46.

2. To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present
as worthy of notice or favorable attention.

Among the objects of knowledge, two especially
commend themselves to our contemplation. --Sir M.
Hale.

I commend unto you Phebe our sister. --Rom. xvi. 1.

3. To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a
person or an act.

Historians commend Alexander for weeping when he
read the actions of Achilles. --Dryden.

4. To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and
good will. [Archaic]

Commend me to my brother. --Shak.