recommend

recommend, advocate, propose, suggest, prescribe

这些动词均含“劝告、主张、建议”之意。
recommend: 指向对方提出公开的建议或规劝。
advocate: 指公开表明对某事或某行为的完全赞同，语气强于recommend。
propose: 多指较正式地提出建议。
suggest: 语气较委婉，指提出不成熟的建议或参见意见。
prescribe: 多指医生开处方。

动词 recommend:

1. push for something
   同义词：urge, advocate
2. express a good opinion of
   同义词：commend
3. make attractive or acceptable

1. I recommend the deal, but with certain caveats.
   我介绍这笔交易，但有几项要提请注意。
2. I wouldn't recommend you to go there alone.
   我劝你不要孤身一人到那里去。
3. Can you recommend to me a good dictionary?
   你能为我推荐一本好字典吗？
4. The doctor strongly recommended that he take a holiday.
   医生竭力劝他去休假。

rec.om.mend

v.（动词）
rec.om.mend.ed,rec.om.mend.ing,rec.om.mends
v.tr.（及物动词）
To praise or commend (one) to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse:
推荐：向另外一个人称赞或推荐（某人或物），认为其有价值或合人心意；担保：
例句：
recommended him for the job; recommended a sedan instead of a station wagon.
推荐他做那项工作；推荐轿子而非马车

To make (the possessor, as of an attribute) attractive or acceptable:
使受欢迎：使（其拥有者，如其品质之拥有者）具有吸收力或使之可取：
例句：
Honesty recommends any person.
任何一个人都欢迎诚实的品质

To commit to the charge of another; entrust.
托付：将……交给另一个人掌管；信托
To advise or counsel:
劝告：建议或忠告：
例句：
She recommended that we avoid giving offense.See Synonyms at advise
她建议我们避免找麻烦参见 advise

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To give advice or counsel:
建议：给以劝告或忠告：
例句：
.recommended against signing an international agreement.(Time)
.建议别签署国际协定.(时代)

来源：
Middle English recomenden
中古英语 recomenden
from Medieval Latin recommend3re
源自 中世纪拉丁语 recommend3re
Latin re- [re-]
拉丁语 re- [前缀re-]
Latin commend3re [to entrust, commend] * see commend
拉丁语 commend3re [信托；推荐] *参见 commend

【引伸】
rec.ommend.able
adj.（形容词）
rec.ommend.er
n.（名词）