rec|om|mend

rec|om|mend
rec|om|mend «REHK uh MEHND», verb, noun.
–v.t.
1. to speak in favor of; suggest favorably: »

The teacher recommended him for the job. Can you recommend a good adventure story? The waiter recommended fried chicken as the best dish on the menu.

2. to advise; counsel: »

The doctor recommended that she stay in bed.

3. to make pleasing or attractive: »

The location of the camp recommends it as a summer home.

4. to hand over for safekeeping; commit; entrust: »

He recommended his soul to God.

–n.
Informal. a recommendation.
[< Medieval Latin recommendare < Latin re- again + commendāre. Compare etym. under commend. (Cf.commend)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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