commend
verb
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To recommend.
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To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
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To praise or acclaim.
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To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill.
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To congratulate or reward.
send someone away with a flea in their ear
How often have the words commend and send someone away with a flea in their ear occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )