recommend
recommend Lexical Profile
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• verb
To put forward someone or something with approval as being suitable for a particular purpose, role, or experience.
"Several colleagues were quick to recommend the new bistro for our celebration dinner."
To advise or suggest a specific course of action as the best or most prudent choice.
"Dentists generally recommend replacing your toothbrush every three to four months."
To make someone or something appealing, desirable, or acceptable (of a quality or characteristic).
"The apartment is rather small, though its proximity to the central park does much to recommend it."
To entrust or commit someone or something to the care or protection of another (formal or archaic).
"In his final letter, the traveler sought to recommend his family to the care of his trusted friend."
Word Nuance & Usage
When followed by a gerund or a 'that' clause, 'recommend' does not take a personal indirect object without a preposition; use 'recommend doing something' or 'recommend (to someone) that they do something' rather than '*recommend someone to do something'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Medieval Latin recommendare, formed from the intensive prefix re- and Latin commendare ('to commit to one's care or praise'), ultimately from com- and mandare ('to entrust' or 'to order').