noun commendation; praise.
2. commend ·noun compliments; greetings.
3. commend ·vt to commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.
4. commend ·vt to mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will.
5. commend ·vt to recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention.
6. commend ·vt to mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act.