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Approved vs Recommend - What's the difference?

approved | recommend |

As verbs the difference between approved and recommend

is that approved is (approve) while recommend is to bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.

As an adjective approved

is having received approval.

approved

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having received approval.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (approve)

    • recommend

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.
    • The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions.
  • To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
  • To advise, propose, counsel favorably
    • The therapist recommends resting the mind and exercising the body.
  • (archaic) To commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations
    • ''A medieval oblate's parents recommended the boy for life to God and the monastery

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * discourage * disapprove * oppose

    Derived terms

    * recommendable * recommendatory * recommended * recommender

    Related terms

    * recommendation

    Anagrams

    * English reporting verbs