English → Latin
“recommend” in Latin
commendōto commend, entrust to, commit; to recommendmagnusgreat, large, big; (of things) vast, extensive, spacious (of physical size or quantity); great, grand, mighty, noble, loplaceōto be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit (in a mental rather
The English word recommend itself goes back to Latin dō, through mandāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
recommend
To commend, commendare (in all the senses of the English word) aliquem or aliquid alicui. To recommend anybody to the best of one’s power, de meliore nota commendare aliquem; earnestly, urgently, etiam atque etiam, or magnopere, valde commendare; most earnestly, intime commendare. To recommend one’s self to the love and care of anybody, se commendare alicujus amori et fidei: to seek to recommend one’s self to anybody, quaerere sibi apud aliquem commendationem: to recommend itself, gratum esse (to be pleasant): placere (to please): probari (to find approval). To recommend one’s self by anything, se commendare aliqua re: to recommend itself by anything, commendari aliqua re: suapte natura gratum esse.
To persuade, advise, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for recommend?
- The usual Latin words for “recommend” are commendō, magnus, placeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.