Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Commend

Commend , transitive verb

[Latin commendare; com- + mandare to intrust to one's charge, enjoin, command. Compare Command, Mandate.]

1.
To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.
His eye commends the leading to his hand. — Shakespeare
Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. — Luke xxiii. 46
2.
To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention.
Among the objects of knowledge, two especially commend themselves to our contemplation. — Sir M. Hale
I commend unto you Phebe our sister. — Rom. xvi. 1
3.
To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act.
Historians commend Alexander for weeping when he read the actions of Achilles. — Dryden
4.
To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will. [Archaic]
Commend me to my brother. — Shakespeare

Commend , noun

1.
Commendation; praise. [Obsolete]
Speak in his just commend. — Shakespeare
2.
Compliments; greetings. [Obsolete]
Hearty commends and much endeared love to you. — Howell