Nominate vs Commend - What's the difference?
nominate | commend |
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
(obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.
* 1658': the City of ''Norwich'' [...] was enlarged, builded and '''nominated by the ''Saxons''. — Sir Thomas Browne, ''Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)
(zoology) nominotypical
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
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between nominate and commend
is that nominate is (obsolete) to entitle, confer a name upon while commend is (obsolete) commendation; praise.As verbs the difference between nominate and commend
is that nominate is to name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office while commend is to congratulate or reward.As an adjective nominate
is (zoology) nominotypical.As a noun commend is
(obsolete) commendation; praise.nominate
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Verb
(nominat)Synonyms
* (l)Adjective
(-)- the nominate subspecies
Anagrams
* ----commend
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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.