to commend the worth of; to admire; to praise; to laud.

to flatter untruly in order to get a favour.

to place or keep in liquid in order to saturate thoroughly; to soak.

to wet thoroughly; to saturate or drench.

to make a sound.

to produce a sound from a musical instrument.

to speak; to express audibly (speech sounds, syllables, words, thoughts, etc.).

an order; a command.