■ verb
1》 praise formally or officially.
2》 present as suitable or good; re~.
3》 ( ~ someone/thing to ) archaic or formal entrust someone or something to.
↘( ~ someone to ) pass on someone's good wishes to.
Derivatives
~ation noun
~atory adjective
Origin
ME: from L. ~are , from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare 'commit, entrust'.