Recommend (verb)

1. To suggest or advise someone to do something.
2. To speak in favor of or praise something or someone.
3. To make or give a reference or testimonial for someone or something.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french recommend, from latin recommendare, from re- "again" + commendare "commit, entrust".

Examples:

1. The doctor recommended surgery.
2. She recommended the book to me.
3. The teacher recommended the student for the scholarship.
4. The customer recommended the restaurant to her friends.
5. The lawyer recommended the client to plead guilty.