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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Recognize \Rec"og*nize\ (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]z), verb (used with an object) [imp. &
p. p. {Recognized} (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Recognizing} (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]'z[i^]ng).] [From
{Recognizance}; see {Cognition}, and cf. {Reconnoiter}.]
[Written also {recognise}.]
1. To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person
or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge
of.
Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen.
--Harte.
2. To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent
to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal
acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to
recognize a consul.
3. To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation,
bowing, or the like.
4. To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a
testimonial.
5. To review; to re["e]xamine. [Obs.] --South.
6. To reconnoiter. [Obs.] --R. Monro.
Syn: To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See
{Acknowledge}.
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