commend
verb/kəˈmɛnd/
Frequency rank: #10,052 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to praise someone or something formally or officially.
Example sentence
The manager was quick to commend her team for the excellent work they had done.
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