[verb] [T] - to formally praise (someone or something)The judge commended her for/on her bravery.For a low-budget film it has much to commend it (= it deserves praise).I commend to all of you his latest production.It says on the back cover of the book 'highly commended'.
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Meaning of COMMEND in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012