commend Copy link Outline I. To commit, give in charge1. commendo, 1 (with acc. and dat.)2. crēdo, concrēdo3. committoII. To speak well ofIII. To c. to a person's notice or favour, commendoIV. To make acceptable1. prŏbo, 12. apprŏbo, 1 • commend: I. To commit, give in charge: 1. commendo, 1 (with acc. and dat.): I c. and commit myself to your protection, ego me tuae c. et committo fidei, Ter.: to you I entirely c. and entrust myself, tibi me totum c. atque trado, Cic. (N.B. For the simple verb mando, v. to commit.) 2. crēdo, concrēdo: v. to entrust. 3. committo: v. to commit. II. To speak well of: v. to praise. III. To c. to a person's notice or favour, commendo: v. to recommend. IV. To make acceptable: 1. prŏbo, 1: Epicurus has c.'d himself to many persons, E. se multis probavit, Cic. 2. apprŏbo, 1: during his first years of service he c.'d himself to S. Paullinus, prima castrorum rudimenta S. Paullino approbavit, Tac.