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2. initiation, actuation, instigation, creation, inception; inauguration, establishment, foundation.
3. (in universities and colleges)
graduation day, graduation services, graduation, baccalaureate services.
commend, v. 1. recommend, promote, say a good word for, put in a good word for, stand up for, Inf. stick up for, stand by, uphold; endorse, back, advocate, sanction; approve enthusiastically, Chiefly U.S. approbate, preconize; encore, root for, applaud, clap.
2. praise, laud, extol, cry up, Inf.
crack up, boost, Archaic,
magnify, emblazon; acclaim, cheer, celebrate; congratulate, compliment, flatter, Inf.
pat on the back, hand it to [s.o.], give [s.o.] credit; puff, swell, lionize, belaud, make much of.
3. entrust, trust, confide, delegate, depute, invest; consign, put into the hands of, hand over, transfer, deliver; commit, charge, assign.
commendable, adj.
laudable, praiseworthy, meritorious, estimable, admirable, Brit. Dial,
gradely; reputable, creditable, respectable, deserving, worthy; noble, sterling, exemplary, excellent, superior, good, above par; honorable, virtuous, righteous, upright, just, right-minded, principled; unimpeachable, irreproachable, blameless,
commendation, n.
1. approval, approbation, endorsement, reference, sanction; recommendation, good word, glowing terms, pat on the back; acclaim, acclamation, extolment, laudation, kudos, Archaic. magnification; applause, cheering, clapping, plaudits, salvo, accolade.
2. tribute, testimonial, credit, recognition, citation; award, trophy, laurels, medal, ribbon; eulogy, eulogi-um, eulogization, encomium, panegyric; congratulation, compliment, flattery, puffery,
commendatory, adj.
recommendatory, recommending, promoting, endorsing, advocating, sanctioning; approving, approbative, approbatory, preconizing, commending; praising, laudatory, acclamatory, cele-brative, congratulant; complimentary, flattering, favorable.
commensurable, adj.
proportionate, appropriate, adequate. See - commensurate (def.
3). commensurate, adj.
1. equivalent, equal, coequal, equidistant, cotaneous, commeasurable; coordinate, balanced, even, parallel, symmetrical; matching, fellow, same, identical.
2. corresponding, comparable, similar; counterpoised, counterbalancing, equiponderating; uniform, consistent, accordant, harmonious, coinciding, coincident, coextensive, synchronous, in agreement.
3. proportionate, proportional, proportioned, measured, to scale, on a proper scale, commensurable; appropriate, suitable, acceptable, meet, fit, due; adequate, ample, sufficient, satisfactory, enough, competent, passable.
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