(a) To commit (sb. to another) for care or protection; entrust (sb., one's soul to God, the saints, divine mercy); commend (sb., someone's soul) to God; (b) refl. to entrust oneself (to God, the Virgin Mary, divine power, a pagan deity, etc.); (c) to commend (sb. to another), convey the regards of (sb. to another); (d) refl. to commend oneself (to sb.), give one's regards; -- freq. in salutations, dedications, etc.; also, commend oneself (to the Virgin Mary); (e) to commit (a composition or one's literary deficiency to sb., someone's correction, etc.).

To impart (sth. to sb.); entrust (sb.) with (sth.).

To praise (sb. or sth.), commend; also, present (sth.) as worthy, recommend; ?also, promote (sb.), support; for recommended, commended, extolled.