commend in WordNet English dictionary

1. express approval of
   commend 
   
2. mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
   "Remember me to your wife"
   commend  remember 
   
3. express a good opinion of
   commend  recommend 
   
4. give to in charge
   "I commend my children to you"
   commend 
   
5. present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
   "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"
   commend