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Recognize
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What's The Definition Of Recognize?
[v] accept (smeone) 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"
[v] perceive to be the same [v] be fully aware or cognizant of [v] express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" [v] express greetings upon meeting someone [v] 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" [v] grant credentials to; "recognize a new educational institution"l "recognize an academic degree" [v] show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" Synonyms | Synonyms for Recognize: accredit | acknowledge | acknowledge | agnise | agnize | discern | distinguish | greet | know | make out | pick out | realise | realize | recognise | recognise | recognise | recognise | tell apart Related Terms | Find terms related to Recognize: See Also | accept | accost | address | appreciate | appreciate | bid | bob | call back | call up | certify | cognise | cognize | come up to | comprehend | curtsy | discriminate | give thanks | hail | herald | honor | honour | identify | licence | license | perceive | present | prize | recall | receive | recollect | remember | resolve | retrieve | reward | rubricate | salute | say farewell | shake hands | thank | think | treasure | value | welcome | wish | wring hands Recognize In Webster's Dictionary \Rec"og*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recognized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Recognizing}.] [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}.
\Rec"og*nize\, v. i. (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. |
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