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Commend vs Endorse - What's the difference?

commend | endorse |

As verbs the difference between commend and endorse

is that commend is to congratulate or reward while endorse is to support, to back, to give one's approval to, especially officially or by signature.

As nouns the difference between commend and endorse

is that commend is (obsolete) commendation; praise while endorse is (heraldiccharge) a diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.

commend

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To congratulate or reward.
  • To praise or acclaim.
  • * Dryden
  • Historians commend Alexander for weeping when he read the actions of Achilles.
  • To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
  • * Bible, Luke xxiii. 46
  • Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
  • To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Commend me to my brother.
  • To recommend.
  • * Sir M. Hale
  • Among the objects of knowledge, two especially commend themselves to our contemplation.
  • * Bible, Romans xvi. 1
  • I commend unto you Phoebe our sister.
  • To force in a mental way.
  • See also

    * suggest * consider * approval

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) commendation; praise
  • * Shakespeare
  • Speak in his just commend .
  • (obsolete, in the plural) compliments; greetings
  • * Howell
  • Hearty commends and much endeared love to you.

    endorse

    English

    (Endorsement)

    Alternative forms

    * indorse

    Verb

  • To support, to back, to give one's approval to, especially officially or by signature.
  • To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.
  • To give an endorsement.
  • Derived terms

    * disendorse * endorsement

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (heraldiccharge) A diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.
  • Usage notes

    When a narrow, vertical stripe appears in a coat of arms, it is usually termed a (pallet) when used as the primary charge in the absence of a pale''. The term ''endorse'' is typically used only when the stripes flank a central and wider ''pale''. Diminutive stripes flanking other ''ordinaries are termed (term).