commend
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
express approval of
Types & categories
- praise hypernym
Related & opposite
- commendation derivation
- citation derivation
Sense 2 verb
present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
His paintings commend him to the artistic world
Types & categories
- portray hypernym
Related & opposite
- commendation derivation
Sense 3 verb
give to in charge
I commend my children to you
Types & categories
- entrust hypernym
Sense 4 verb
express a good opinion of
Types & categories
- praise hypernym
Related & opposite
- recommendation derivation
- commendation derivation
- good word derivation
Sense 5 verb
mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
Remember me to your wife
Types & categories
- mention hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | commendation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | citation |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | praise |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | commendation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | portray |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | entrust |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | recommendation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | commendation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | good word |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | praise |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | mention |