 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
recognize
verb
1: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power
and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the
true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your
gods" [syn: {acknowledge}, {recognise}, {know}]
2: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: {recognise}, {realize},
{realise}, {agnize}, {agnise}]
3: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked
out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I
can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: {recognise},
{distinguish}, {discern}, {pick out}, {make out}, {tell
apart}]
4: perceive to be the same [syn: {recognise}]
5: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the
new educational institution"; "recognize an academic
degree" [syn: {accredit}, {recognise}]
6: express greetings upon meeting someone [syn: {greet}, {recognise}]
7: express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must
acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" [syn: {acknowledge},
{recognise}]
8: exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
9: show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized
by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the
Dean" [syn: {recognise}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Recognize \Rec"og*nize\, verb (used without an object) (Law)
To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal;
as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. [Written
also {recognise}.]
Note: In legal usage in the United States the second syllable
is often accented.
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}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
111 Moby Thesaurus words for "recognize":
accept, acknowledge, admit, agree, agree provisionally, allow,
appreciate, apprehend, approve, assent grudgingly, avow,
be acquainted with, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of,
be conscious of, be conversant with, be informed, behold, bless,
catch sight of, clap eyes on, cognize, comprehend, concede,
conceive, conceptualize, confess, credit, descry, detect,
determinate, diagnose, discern, discover, distinguish, do homage,
endorse, espy, express general agreement, fathom, finger,
give credit, give thanks, glimpse, go along with, grant, grasp,
have, have in sight, have information about, have knowledge of,
honor, identify, ken, know, know again, lay eyes on, look on,
look upon, make acknowledgments of, make out, nail, not oppose,
note, notice, observe, offer thanks, own, peg, perceive, pick out,
pick up, pinpoint, place, possess, prehend, ratify, realize,
recall, recall knowledge of, recollect, reidentify, remark,
remember, render credit, render thanks, respect, return thanks,
reward, salute, sanction, savvy, see, seize, sense, sight, spot,
spy, take in, tell, thank, twig, understand, validate, view,
warrant, witness, wot, wot of, yield
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