Recommend

Verb

 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
 * 2)  To advise, propose, counsel favorably
 * The therapist recommends resting the mind and exercising the body.
 * 1)  To 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

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:advise

Antonyms

 * discourage
 * disapprove
 * inadvisable
 * oppose

Derived terms

 * recommendable
 * recommendatory
 * recommended
 * recommender

Related terms

 * recommendation

Adverbs for Recommend
conscientiously; respectfully; unreservedly; cordially; urgently; expressly; unanimously; confidently;  unhesitatingly;   vigorously; earnestly; aptly; eloquently; subtly; emphatically; consistently.

Thesaurus
acclaim, advance, advise, advocacy, advocate, advocating, advocation, applaud, approve, back, blandish, boost, brief, bring before, bring forward, bring up, broach, cajole, call on, call upon, certificate of character, character, character reference, coach, coax, commend, commend to attention, compliment, confer, consult with, counsel, credential, cry up, direct, endorse, exhort, favor, guide, hail, high-pressure, hype, importune, insist, insist upon, instruct, introduce, jawbone, kibitz, launch, lay before, letter of introduction, lobby, make a motion, meddle, moot, move, nag, offer a resolution, open up, patronage, persuade, plead with, plug, pose, postulate, praise, prefer, prescribe, press, pressure, promote, propose, proposition, propound, puff, push, put forth, put forward, put it to, recommendation, reference, second, set before, set forth, soft-soap, speak highly of, speak warmly of, speak well of, stand up for, start, submit, subscribe to, suggest, support, sweet-talk, testimonial, tout, underwrite, urge, vouch for, voucher, wheedle, work on

Translations

 * Arabic: وصى, أوصى
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 推薦, 推荐
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
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 * German:
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 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 推薦, 勧める
 * Korean: 추천
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: рекомендовать, порекомендовать , советовать , посоветовать
 * Scottish Gaelic: mol
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Dutch: ,
 * Russian: рекомендовать, порекомендовать , советовать , посоветовать


 * Tamil: பரிந்துரை செய்


 * Dutch:, ,
 * Russian: рекомендовать, порекомендовать , советовать , посоветовать


 * Dutch: bevelen in ... (van ...), aanbevelen, overdragen aan


 * : rekomendi
 * : adviser, conseiller, recommander

Anagrams

 * commender