All 4 Uses of
commend
in
Julius Caesar
- O, let us have him, for his silver hairs
Will purchase us a good opinion
And buy men's voices to commend our deeds.p. 59.9 *commend = express a favorable opinion of
- No, my Brutus;
You have some sick offense within your mind,
Which, by the right and virtue of my place,
I ought to know of: and, upon my knees,
I charge you, by my once commended beauty,
By all your vows of love, and that great vow
Which did incorporate and make us one,
That you unfold to me, yourself, your half,
Why you are heavy, and what men to-night
Have had resort to you; for here have been
Some six or seven, who did hide their faces
Even from darkness.†p. 69.4
- —
Run, Lucius, and commend me to my lord;
Say I am merry: come to me again,
And bring me word what he doth say to thee.†p. 89.8
- Go and commend me to my brother Cassius;
Bid him set on his powers betimes before,
And we will follow.†p. 175.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(commend as in: I commend her work) praise or recommend
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(2)
(commend as in: I commend her to your care) to entrust to another for future care