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• S: (v) commend (express approval of)
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• S: (v) praise (express approval of) "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
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• W: (n) commendation [Related to: commend] (a message expressing a favorable opinion) "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
• W: (n) commendation [Related to: commend] (an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement)
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• S: (v) commend (present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence) "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"
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• S: (v) portray, present (represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture) "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
• S: (v) commend (present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence) "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"
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• Somebody ----s something
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• S: (v) commend (give to in charge) "I commend my children to you"
• S: (v) commend, recommend (express a good opinion of)
• S: (v) commend, remember (mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship) "Remember me to your wife"