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As a verb, recommend means bestow commendation on.
Meanings of recommend
6 meaningsverb
To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.
“The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions.”
To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
“A city that has much to recommend it.”
To advise, propose, counsel favorably
“The therapist recommends resting the mind and exercising the body.”
“My therapist recommended that I rest the mind and exercise the body.”
Express a good opinion of
Similar: commend
Older and rare meanings (1)
archaicTo commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations
“A medieval oblate's parents recommended the boy for life to God and the monastery.”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).