Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            His eye commends the leading to his hand. --Shak.

            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.             --Shak.