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verb (used with object)
1.
to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
2.
to represent or urge as advisable or expedient: to recommend caution.
3.
to advise, as an alternative; suggest (a choice, course of action, etc.) as appropriate, beneficial, or the like: He recommended the blue-plate special. The doctor recommended special exercises for her.
4.
to make desirable or attractive: a plan that has very little to recommend it.
verb (used without object)
5.
to make a recommendation.
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Recommended
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
noun
6.
Informal. a recommendation.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English recommenden < Medieval Latin recommendāre, equivalent to Latin re- re- + commendāre to commend
1350–1400; Middle English recommenden < Medieval Latin recommendāre, equivalent to Latin re- re- + commendāre to commend
Related forms
rec·om·mend·a·ble, adjective
rec·om·mend·er, noun
pre·rec·om·mend, verb (used with object)
un·rec·om·mend·a·ble, adjective
un·rec·om·mend·ed, adjective
EXPANDwell-rec·om·mend·ed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. approve, condone. 3. counsel.
1. approve, condone. 3. counsel.
Antonyms
1. condemn.
1. condemn.
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Example Sentences
- High-fiber foods with low impact on blood sugar improved diabetes control more than the recommended diet, researchers reported.
- Thomas had come highly recommended but would have a lot of pressure on her.
- Get the facts in easy-print form, click to related sites, and review recommended resources.
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Word Origin & History
recommend
late 14c., "praise, present as worthy," from M.L. recommendare (early 13c.), from L. re-, intensive prefix, + commendare "commit to one's care, commend" (see commend).
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