The act of expressing praise, approval, or admiration for someone or something; recommending someone for something.
Present participle of the verb commend, from Latin commendare. The -ing suffix transforms the verb into a gerund or present participle form.
When a teacher is commending a student's work, they're actually doing what the word originally meant—they're 'entrusting' that student's reputation to the world by publicly praising them.
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