recommend

[ rek-uh-mend ]

verb (used with object)

1. to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably:

   to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.

   Synonyms: condone, approve

   Antonyms: condemn

2. to represent or urge as advisable or expedient:

   to recommend caution.

3. to advise, as an alternative; suggest (a choice, course of action, etc.) as appropriate, beneficial, or the like:

   He recommended the blue-plate special. The doctor recommended special exercises for her.

   Synonyms: counsel

4. to make desirable or attractive:

   a plan that has very little to recommend it.

verb (used without object)

1. to make a recommendation.

noun

1. Informal. a recommendation.

recommend

/ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd /

verb

1. may take a clause as object or an infinitive to advise as the best course or choice; counsel

   to recommend prudence

2. to praise or commend

   to recommend a new book

3. to make attractive or advisable

   the trip has little to recommend it

4. archaic.
   to entrust (a person or thing) to someone else's care; commend

Derived Forms

• ˌrecomˈmender, noun
• ˌrecomˈmendable, adjective

Other Words From

• recom·menda·ble adjective
• recom·mender noun
• prerec·om·mend verb (used with object)
• unrec·om·menda·ble adjective
• unrec·om·mended adjective
• well-recom·mended adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of recommend¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English recommenden, from Medieval Latin recommendāre; equivalent to re- + commend

Word History and Origins

Origin of recommend¹

C14: via Medieval Latin from Latin re- + commendāre to commend

Example Sentences

The NPA says it will be left with no choice but to recommend pharmacies withdraw services from as early as the new year, if funding isn't increased.

From BBC

Parenting site Mumsnet says this rule has raised the price of formula rather than breastfeeding rates, while the competition watchdog has recommended the ban on price promotions be overturned.

From BBC

The load on the tug's towlines was also between two and five times more than Clydeport's recommended speed range.

From BBC

The job of the House of Lords is to scrutinise the work of government and recommend changes to proposed legislation.

From BBC

The FDA has recommended that the individual companies voluntarily recall their products.

From Salon

Related Words

• advocate
• back
• confirm
• endorse
• favor
• justify
• praise
• prescribe
• propose
• suggest
• uphold
• urge