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RECOMMEND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make attractive or acceptable

Example:

Honesty recommends any person

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "recommend" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Push for something

Example:

The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day

Synonyms:

advocate; recommend; urge

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "recommend" is one way to...):

advise; propose; suggest (make a proposal, declare a plan for something)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "recommend"):

prescribe (recommend as beneficial)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

recommendation (something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Express a good opinion of

Synonyms:

commend; recommend

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "recommend" is one way to...):

praise (express approval of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue recommend the movie

Derivation:

recommendation (something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable)

recommendation (something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable)

Credits

 Context examples: 

He or she may be able to help you find out what's causing your fatigue and recommend ways to relieve it.

(Fatigue, NIH: National Institute on Aging)

A cancer treatment having a treatment dose that is higher than the standard dosage levels recommended on the product labeling for that chemotherapeutic agent.

(High Dose Chemotherapy, NCI Thesaurus)

Complete removal is recommended, since it continues to enlarge if left untreated.

(Ossifying Fibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

“You should recommend your man to lead more, Tregellis,” said Sir John Lade.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The recommended name will be dehydrogenase, wherever this is possible; as an alternative, reductase can be used.

(Oxidoreductase, NCI Thesaurus)

Your health care provider may recommend pain relievers.

(Ear Infections, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

Doctors recommend you eat less than 2.4 grams per day.

(Dietary Sodium, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Probiotics frequently are recommended as dietary supplements to improve digestive health.

(Study finds probiotic Bacillus eliminates Staphylococcus bacteria, National Institutes of Health)

The authors note current NHS guidelines recommend 75 minutes of vigorous activity a week for adults (or 150 minutes of moderate activity).

(Reduce Risk of Early Death with Any Amount of Running, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) who conducted the study recommend follow-up investigations to further evaluate the device.

(Better IV Insertion Device, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)