Commend and Rebuke

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Commend verb - To put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another.

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Rebuke is an antonym for commend in topics: recommend, hand over with confidence.

Rebuke verb - To express public or formal disapproval of.

Usage example: in a rare move, the state's supreme court rebuked the governor for trying to circumvent one of its recent rulings

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Commend is an antonym for rebuke in scold topic.

Nearby Words: rebuked, rebuking

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