Recommend1. (v. t.) To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in a favorable light before any one; to bestow commendation on; as, he recommended resting the mind and exercising the body.
2. (v. t.) To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
3. (v. t.) To commit; to give in charge; to commend.
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