(1):

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

(2):

(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.

(3):

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