Meaning & use
commended
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Praised formally, or entrusted something to someone's care.
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The firefighters were commended for their bravery during the rescue.
In his final words, he commended his children to his brother's care.
A note on using this word
Comes from the Latin commendare, 'to entrust' — the sense of 'entrusting' survives in older or formal usage.
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