commending
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Commend \Com*mend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commended; p. pr. & vb. n. Commending.] [L. commendare; com- + mandare to intrust to one's charge, enjoin, command. Cf. Command, Mandate.]
1.To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation. [1913 Webster]
His eye commends the leading to his hand.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.— Luke xxiii. 46.[1913 Webster]
2.To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention. [1913 Webster]
Among the objects of knowledge, two especially commend themselves to our contemplation.— Sir M. Hale.[1913 Webster]
I commend unto you Phebe our sister.— Rom. xvi. 1.[1913 Webster]
3.To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act. [1913 Webster]
Historians commend Alexander for weeping when he read the actions of Achilles.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
4.To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]
Commend me to my brother.— Shak.[1913 Webster]