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  • 41Commending — Commend Com*mend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commending}.] [L. commendare; com + mandare to intrust to one s charge, enjoin, command. Cf. {Command}, {Mandate}.] 1. To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or… …

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  • 42commendation — commend ► VERB 1) praise formally or officially. 2) present as suitable or good; recommend. 3) (commend to) archaic or formal entrust to. DERIVATIVES commendation noun commendatory adjective. ORIGIN …

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  • 43commendatory — commend ► VERB 1) praise formally or officially. 2) present as suitable or good; recommend. 3) (commend to) archaic or formal entrust to. DERIVATIVES commendation noun commendatory adjective. ORIGIN …

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  • 44ingratiate one's self — Commend one s self, get one s self into favor …

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  • 45preach up — Commend urgently, talk up, urge by exhortation, unduly extol …

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  • 46give someone credit for — commend someone for (a quality or achievement), esp. with reluctance or surprise please give me credit for some sense …

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  • 47praise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. commendation, acclaim, approval, applause; eulogy; homage; benediction, thanksgiving, grace. v. t. acclaim, approve, commend, extol, eulogize, applaud; glorify, laud. See approbation, gratitude. Ant …

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  • 48compliment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. praise, flatter, commend, congratulate. See approbation, congratulation, courtesy. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. praise, commendation, felicitation, tribute, encomium, approval, endorsement, sanction,… …

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  • 49Abbot of Dryburgh — Seal of abbot of Dryburgh The Abbot of Dryburgh (later, Commendator of Dryburgh) was the head of the Premonstratensian community of canons regular of Dryburgh Abbey in the Scottish Borders. The monastery was founded in 1150 by canons regular from …

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  • 50Abbaye de Mondaye — Abbaye Saint Martin de Mondaye Présentation Culte Catholique romain Type Abbaye Rattaché à Prémont …

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