Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb recommend

3 senses of recommend

Sense 1
recommend, urge, advocate -- (push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day")
       => propose, suggest, advise -- (make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax")

Sense 2
commend, recommend -- (express a good opinion of)
       => praise -- (express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance")

Sense 3
recommend -- (make attractive or acceptable; "Honesty recommends any person")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")