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  • 11commend — verb 1) we should commend him Syn: praise, compliment, congratulate, applaud, salute, honour, sing the praises of, pay tribute to 2) I commend her to you without reservation Syn: recommend, endorse …

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  • 12commend — com•mend [[t]kəˈmɛnd[/t]] v. t. 1) to present or mention as worthy of confidence, attention, kindness, etc.; recommend: to commend one friend to another[/ex] 2) to entrust; deliver with confidence; consign 3) to cite with approval or special… …

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  • 13commend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French comander, from Latin commendare, from com + mandare to entrust more at mandate Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to entrust for care or preservation 2. to recommend as w …

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  • 14commend — v 1. recommend, promote, say a good word for, put in a good word for, stand up for, Inf. stick up for, stand by, uphold; endorse, back, advocate, sanction; approve enthusiastically, Chiefly U.S. approbate, preconize; encore, root for, applaud,… …

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  • 15give someone credit for — commend someone for (a quality or achievement), esp. with reluctance or surprise please give me credit for some sense …

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  • 16commend — v. a. 1. Recommend, bespeak, regard for. 2. Commit, intrust, yield. 3. Praise, extol, applaud, laud, eulogize, cry up, speak well of, say a good word for, sing or sound the praises of …

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  • 17commend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. praise, applaud, cite, acclaim, approve, compliment; recommend; entrust. See approbation, commission. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To praise] Syn. laud, compliment, support, acclaim; see admire 1 ,… …

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  • 18commend — com·mend || kÉ™ mend v. praise; recommend; give to for safekeeping …

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  • 19commend — [kəˈmend] verb [T] formal to praise someone or something formally or publicly They were commended for the way they handled the job.[/ex] commendation [ˌkɒmenˈdeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] …

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  • 20Transcendental argument for the existence of God — The Transcendental Argument for the existence of God (TAG) is an argument for the existence of God that attempts to show that logic, science, ethics (and generally every fact of human experience and knowledge) are not meaningful apart from a… …

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