Lexic.us

Definition of Recommend

1. Verb. Push for something. "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

2. Verb. Express a good opinion of. "Sam and Sue recommend the movie "

3. Verb. Make attractive or acceptable. ; "Honesty recommends any person"

Definition of Recommend

1. v. t. To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in a favorable light before any one; to bestow commendation on; as, he recommended resting the mind and exercising the body.

Definition of Recommend

1. Verb. (transitive) To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To make acceptable; to attract favor to. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To advise, propose, counsel favorably ¹

4. Verb. (transitive archaic) To commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Recommend

1. commend [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: commend

Medical Definition of Recommend

1. 1. To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in a favorable light before any one; to bestow commendation on; as, he recommended resting the mind and exercising the body. "Maecenas recommended Virgil and Horace to Augustus, whose praises . . . Have made him precious to posterity." (Dryden) 2. To make acceptable; to attract favor to. "A decent boldness ever meets with friends, Succeeds, and e'en a stranger recommends." (Pope) 3. To commit; to give in charge; to commend. "Paul chose Silas and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God." (Acts xv. 40). Origin: Pref. Re- + commend: cf. F. Recommander. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Recommend

recombobulate recombobulation recombs recomfort recomforted recomforting recomfortless recomforts recomforture recommence

recommenced recommencement recommencements recommences recommencing recommend (current term) recommendable recommendations recommendative recommendatives

recommendatory recommended recommender recommenders recommending recommends recommission recommissioned recommissioning

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