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Synonyms for recommend
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : rek-uh-mend |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɛk əˈmɛnd |
Top 10 synonyms for recommend Other synonyms for the word recommend
- acclaim
- advance
- applaud
- be all for
- be satisfied with
- celebrate
- commend
- compliment
- counsel
- enjoin
- esteem
- eulogize
- exalt
- exhort
- extol
- front for
- glorify
- go on record for
- hold up
- laud
- magnify
- plug
- prize
- put forward
- put in a good word
- put on to
- sanction
- second
- speak highly of
- speak well of
- stand by
- steer
- think highly of
- uphold
- urge
- value
- vouch for
Définition of recommend
Origin :- late 14c., "praise, present as worthy," from Medieval Latin recommendare, from Latin re-, here probably an intensive prefix, or else from a sense now obscure (see re-), + commendare "commit to one's care, commend" (see commend). Meaning "advise as to action, urge (that something be done)" is from 1746. Related: Recommended; recommending.
- verb advise, approve
- Having a partiality for Robert, this was not likely to recommend his enemy in her eyes.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- I recommend to you one of the soberest, yet politest, men in England—'
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Recommend him a day or two in the country, for the good of his health and our happiness.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- He thought of his past life; there was not one thing to recommend him to God.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- I recommend to you, my dear lady, to give yourself no uneasiness.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- This opinion had nothing to recommend it but the general consent of mankind.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- I got my travelling companion to recommend a boarding-house, which he did.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- I have only to recommend Josiah Nisbet to you and my country.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- I think my daughter could recommend one to your lordship, if she dared.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- "I shall be greatly obliged if you can recommend me a good hotel," she said.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
Antonyms for recommend
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