v.tr.
1. (often foll. by to) entrust, commit (commends his soul to God).
2 praise (commends her singing voice).
3 recommend (method commends itself).
Phrases and idioms:
commend me to archaic remember me kindly to. highly commended (of a competitor etc.) just missing the top places.
Etymology: ME f. L commendare (as COM-, mendare mandare entrust: see MANDATE)