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.

Verb

(es)

To make stable or firm; to confirm.

*

To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.

* , (w) 6:18

But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.

* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)

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To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate.