Verb

(head)

(commend)

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

(head)

(cite)

Verb

(cit)

To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Gary Younge)

, volume=188, issue=26, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution , passage=WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.}}

To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.

To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.