verb
1.
Synonyms: commit 1, confide, consign, entrust, hand over, relegate, turn over
Related Word: resign, yield; proffer, tender
2.
to indicate one's warm approval
the teacher commended her pupils' studious attitude
Synonyms: acclaim, applaud, compliment, hail, kudize, praise, recommend, ||roose
Related Word: eulogize, extol; approve, countenance, endorse, support
Contrasted words: blame, criticize, reprehend, reprobate; chide, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove
Antonyms: censure; admonish