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com·mend  (k-mnd)
tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends
1. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend.
2. To express approval of; praise. See Synonyms at praise.
3. To commit to the care of another; entrust.
[Middle English commenden, from Latin commendre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + mandre, to entrust; see man-2 in Indo-European roots.]
com·menda·ble adj.
com·menda·ble·ness n.
com·menda·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.commendable - worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"
applaudable, laudable, praiseworthy
worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"
Adv.1.commendable - in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal"
admirably, laudably, praiseworthily
commendable
adjective praiseworthy, deserving, worthy, admirable, exemplary, creditable, laudable, meritorious, estimable He has acted with commendable speed.
Translations
commendable [kəˈmendəbl] ADJ → encomiable, loable
commendable [kəˈmɛndəbəl] adj → louable
commendable
adj → lobenswert, löblich
commendable [kəˈmɛndəbl] adj → lodevole
commendable [kəˈmɛndəbl] adj → lodevole


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Now money-making, as we say, being twofold, it may be applied to two purposes, the service of the house or retail trade; of which the first is necessary and commendable, the other justly censurable; for it has not its origin in [1258b] nature, but by it men gain from each other; for usury is most reasonably detested, as it is increasing our fortune by money itself, and not employing it for the purpose it was originally intended, namely exchange.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
It was all plain that he had proceeded according to very correct and commendable rules.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context
As a clergyman, moreover, I feel it my duty to promote and establish the blessing of peace in all families within in the reach of my influence; and on these grounds I flatter myself that my present overtures are highly commendable, and that the circumstance of my being next in the entail of Longbourn estate will be kindly overlooked on your side, and not lead you to reject the offered olive-branch.
Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context
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