Added 9 October 2026
recommend
/ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd/ verb
In Latin: commendo Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about recommend at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Push for something.
The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day
- Express a good opinion of.
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Make attractive or acceptable.
Honesty recommends any person
Origin
From Middle English recommenden, from Old French recommender (compare French recommander), from Latin re- + commendāre (“to commend, commit; to recommend”), from con- + mandāre (“commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand, handwriting, power”) + dare (“to give; to offer or render”). Compare typologically Bulgarian препоръчам (preporăčam), Serbo-Croatian препоручити, Slovene priporočiti, Czech doporučit, Slovak odporučiť (the same meaning); Russian поручи́ться (poručítʹsja), пору́ка (porúka), поручи́тельство (poručítelʹstvo) (close meaning), all related to Proto-Slavic *rǫka (Bulgarian ръка (răka), Russian рука́ (ruká)).
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