recommend

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To praise or commend (one) to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse: recommended him for the job; recommended a car instead of an SUV.
2. v. To make (the possessor, as of an attribute) attractive or acceptable: Honesty recommends any person.
3. v. To commit to the charge of another; entrust.
4. v. To advise or counsel: She recommended that we be on time. See Synonyms at advise.
5. v. To give advice or counsel: "recommended against signing an international agreement” ( Time).

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To commend to another's notice; put in a favorable light before another; commend or give favorable representations of; bring under one's notice as likely to be of service.
2. To make acceptable; attract favor to.
3. To commit or intrust, as in prayer.
4. To advise, as to an action, practice, measure, remedy, or the like; advise (that something be done).
5. To give or commit in kindness.

Wiktionary

1. v. transitive To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.
2. v. transitive To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
3. v. transitive To advise, propose, counsel favorably
4. v. transitive, archaic To commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in a favorable light before any one; to bestow commendation on.
2. v. To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
3. v. To commit; to give in charge; to commend.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. push for something
2. v. make attractive or acceptable
3. v. express a good opinion of