Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (v. t.) 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; as, he recommended resting the mind and exercising the body.

2. (v. t.) To make acceptable; to attract favor to.

3. (v. t.) To commit; to give in charge; to commend.