rec·om·mend 
(rĕk′ə-mĕnd)
(rĕk′ə-mĕnd)v. rec·om·mend·ed, rec·om·mend·ing, rec·om·mends
v.tr.
1. To praise or commend to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse: recommended him for the job; recommended a car instead of an SUV.
2. To make attractive or acceptable: This book has much to recommend it.
3. To advise or counsel: She recommended that we be on time.
4. To commit to the charge of another; entrust: "By these our letters we would have the safety of his person ... recommended to your care" (John Milton).
v.intr.
To give advice or counsel: "recommended against signing an international agreement" (Time).
[Middle English recomenden, from Medieval Latin recommendāre : Latin re-, re- + Latin commendāre, to entrust, commend; see COMMEND.]
rec′om·menda·ble adj.
rec′om·mender n.