Recommended vs Recognized - What's the difference?
recommended | recognized |
(recommend)
To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.
To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
To advise, propose, counsel favorably
(archaic) To commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations
Notable; distinguished; honored.
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, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=Foreword (recognize)
As verbs the difference between recommended and recognized
is that recommended is (recommend) while recognized is (recognize).As an adjective recognized is
notable; distinguished; honored.recommended
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Verb
(head)recommend
English
Verb
(en verb)- The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions.
- The therapist recommends resting the mind and exercising the body.
- ''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) . SeeSynonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* discourage * disapprove * opposeDerived terms
* recommendable * recommendatory * recommended * recommenderAnagrams
* English reporting verbsrecognized
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Alternative forms
*recognised (UK )Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘ […] They tell me there was a recognized swag market down here.’}}