Commend vs Discommend - What's the difference?
commend | discommend | Antonyms |
To congratulate or reward.
To praise or acclaim.
* Dryden
To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
* Bible, Luke xxiii. 46
To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill.
* Shakespeare
To recommend.
* Sir M. Hale
* Bible, Romans xvi. 1
To force in a mental way.
(obsolete) commendation; praise
* Shakespeare
(obsolete, in the plural) compliments; greetings
* Howell
To show disapproval of something, find fault with.
To speak dissuasively of, to advise against.
*, New York, 2001, p.218:
*:Savonarola discommends goat's flesh, and so doth Bruerinus […], calling it a filthy beast, and rammish […].
Discommend is a antonym of commend.
As verbs the difference between commend and discommend
is that commend is to congratulate or reward while discommend is to show disapproval of something, find fault with.As a noun commend
is commendation; praise.commend
English
Verb
(en verb)- Historians commend Alexander for weeping when he read the actions of Achilles.
- Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
- Commend me to my brother.
- Among the objects of knowledge, two especially commend themselves to our contemplation.
- I commend unto you Phoebe our sister.
See also
* suggest * consider * approvalNoun
(en noun)- Speak in his just commend .
- Hearty commends and much endeared love to you.