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praise
verb. congratulate; adore
  • acclaim
  • admire
  • adulate
  • advocate
  • aggrandize
  • applaud
  • appreciate
  • approve
  • bless
  • boost
  • bow down
  • build up
  • cajole
  • celebrate
  • cheer
  • cite
  • clap
  • commend
  • compliment
  • cry up
  • dignify
  • distinguish
  • elevate
  • endorse
  • ennoble
  • eulogize
  • exalt
  • extol
  • flatter
  • give thanks
  • glorify
  • hail
  • honor
  • laud
  • make much of
  • panegyrize
  • pay homage
  • pay tribute
  • proclaim
  • puff
  • rave over
  • recommend
  • resound
  • reverence
  • root
  • sanction
  • sing the praises
  • smile on
  • stroke
  • tout
  • worship

puff
verb. publicize
  • admire
  • advertise
  • ballyhoo
  • blow up
  • build
  • commend
  • congratulate
  • cry
  • flatter
  • hype
  • overpraise
  • plug
  • praise
  • press-agent
  • promote
  • push

recommend
verb. advise, approve
  • acclaim
  • advance
  • advocate
  • applaud
  • back
  • be all for
  • be satisfied with
  • celebrate
  • commend
  • compliment
  • confirm
  • counsel
  • endorse
  • enjoin
  • esteem
  • eulogize
  • exalt
  • exhort
  • extol
  • favor
  • front for
  • glorify
  • go on record for
  • hold up
  • justify
  • laud
  • magnify
  • plug
  • praise
  • prescribe
  • prize
  • propose
  • put forward
  • put in a good word
  • put on to
  • sanction
  • second
  • speak highly of
  • speak well of
  • stand by
  • steer
  • suggest
  • think highly of
  • uphold
  • urge
  • value
  • vouch for

relegate
verb. assign, transfer
  • accredit
  • charge
  • commend
  • commit
  • confide
  • consign
  • credit
  • delegate
  • entrust
  • hand over
  • pass on
  • refer
  • turn over

suggest
verb. convey advice, plan, desire
  • advance
  • advise
  • advocate
  • broach
  • commend
  • conjecture
  • exhort
  • give a tip
  • move
  • offer
  • plug
  • pose
  • prefer
  • propone
  • propose
  • proposition
  • propound
  • put
  • put forward
  • put in two cents
  • put on to something
  • recommend
  • steer
  • submit
  • theorize
  • tip
  • tip off
  • tout

turn over
verb. give, transfer
  • assign
  • come across with
  • commend
  • commit
  • confer
  • confide
  • consign
  • convey
  • delegate
  • deliver
  • entrust
  • feed
  • find
  • furnish
  • give over
  • give up
  • hand
  • hand over
  • pass on
  • provide
  • relegate
  • relinquish
  • render
  • supply
  • surrender
  • yield

urge
verb. beg, push for, encourage
  • adjure
  • advance
  • advise
  • advocate
  • appeal to
  • ask
  • attract
  • beseech
  • champion
  • charge
  • commend
  • compel
  • conjure
  • counsel
  • countenance
  • drive
  • egg on
  • endorse
  • entreat
  • exhort
  • favor
  • fire up
  • force
  • further
  • goad
  • hasten
  • impel
  • implore
  • incite
  • induce
  • influence
  • insist on
  • inspire
  • instigate
  • maneuver
  • move
  • plead
  • press
  • promote
  • prompt
  • propel
  • propose
  • push
  • put up to
  • rationalize
  • recommend
  • request
  • sanction
  • solicit
  • speak for
  • spur
  • stimulate
  • support
  • tempt
  • wheedle

memorialize
verb. honor a memory
  • acclaim
  • admire
  • adore
  • aggrandize
  • appreciate
  • celebrate
  • commemorate
  • commend
  • compliment
  • decorate
  • dignify
  • distinguish
  • ennoble
  • erect
  • esteem
  • exalt
  • glorify
  • hallow
  • laud
  • lionize
  • magnify
  • observe
  • praise
  • prize
  • revere
  • roll out red carpet
  • sanctify
  • sublime
  • venerate
  • worship

panegyrize
verb. honor
  • acclaim
  • admire
  • adore
  • aggrandize
  • appreciate
  • be faithful
  • be true
  • celebrate
  • commemorate
  • commend
  • compliment
  • decorate
  • dignify
  • distinguish
  • ennoble
  • erect
  • esteem
  • eulogize
  • exalt
  • extol
  • give glad hand
  • give key to city
  • glorify
  • hail
  • hallow
  • keep
  • laud
  • lionize
  • live up to
  • look up to
  • magnify
  • observe
  • praise
  • prize
  • revere
  • roll out red carpet
  • sanctify
  • sing someone's praises
  • sublime
  • uprear
  • value
  • venerate
  • worship
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Word Origin & History

commend late 14c., from L. commendare "to entrust to, praise," from com- intens. prefix + mandare "to commit to one's charge" (see mandate). In some senses, a shortening of recommend.

Example Sentences for commend

I scrupled not to make plain to her that her plan did not commend itself to me.

To Virtue only and her friends a friend, The world beside may murmur, or commend.

It is one of the earnest principles of my faith to commend fashion.

It is needless to say, that we commend this most agreeable work to our readers.

Cromwell nodded his head once more to commend the Archbishop's gentleman with a perfect acquiescence.

I am sorry for it if his methods do not commend themselves to you.

I see you love yourselves, and I commend you; 'Tis the best wisdom.

In part I commend thee, and will by no means at any time cease to do so.

I asked Zadig what he thought of him, and he had the courage to commend him.

It is a view that does not commend itself to me, but I need not say more on that point.

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