commendō — meaning in English

English meaning

• commend verb To praise someone formally for doing something well.
• commit verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
• entrust verb To give someone responsibility for something valuable or important, trusting them to look after it.
• recommend verb To suggest that someone or something is good or suitable, often based on personal experience.

Senses

commendō is used for these senses in English:

• commend (transitive) To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
• commit (transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
• entrust (transitive) To trust to the care of.

commend — full definition

1. verb To praise someone formally for doing something well.
2. verb To entrust someone or something to another's care.

commit — full definition

1. verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
2. verb To pledge or bind oneself to a course of action.
3. verb To save a set of changes permanently, especially in software or version control.

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