recommend

noun

(colloquial) A recommendation.

verb

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

(transitive) To advise, propose, counsel favorably

(transitive) To make acceptable; to attract favor to.

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

Roots

rere- · Latin · again mando-mmend · Latin · entrust, order

Synonyms for recommend

commendv advisev recommendationn urgev suggestv proposev preferv endorsev advocaten propoundv approvev prescribev

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Where does recommend come from?

The word recommend breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“again”); and -mmend, from Latin mando (“entrust, order”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.