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Definition of Recognize
1. Verb. Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority. "We do not recognize your gods"
Generic synonyms: Accept
Derivative terms: Acknowledgment, Acknowledgment
2. Verb. Be fully aware or cognizant of.
Generic synonyms: Cognise, Cognize, Know
Specialized synonyms: Know
Derivative terms: Realisation, Realization
3. Verb. Detect with the senses. "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
Entails: Comprehend, Perceive
Specialized synonyms: Resolve, Discriminate
Derivative terms: Discernible, Discernible, Discernible, Discernment
4. Verb. Perceive to be the same.
Entails: Know
Generic synonyms: Call Back, Call Up, Recall, Recollect, Remember, Retrieve, Think
Specialized synonyms: Identify
Derivative terms: Recognition
5. Verb. Grant credentials to. "Recognize an academic degree"
Generic synonyms: Certify, Licence, License
Derivative terms: Accreditation
6. Verb. Express greetings upon meeting someone.
Specialized synonyms: Shake Hands, Bob, Curtsy, Salute, Present, Salute, Salute, Hail, Herald, Receive, Welcome, Say Farewell, Bid, Wish
Generic synonyms: Accost, Address, Come Up To
Derivative terms: Greeter, Greeting
7. Verb. Express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for. "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
Generic synonyms: Give Thanks, Thank
Specialized synonyms: Appreciate
Derivative terms: Acknowledgment
8. Verb. Exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate).
9. Verb. Show approval or appreciation of. "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
Generic synonyms: Appreciate, Prize, Treasure, Value
Specialized synonyms: Honor, Honour, Reward, Rubricate
Definition of Recognize
1. v. t. To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.
2. v. i. To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars.
Definition of Recognize
1. Verb. (transitive) To match something or someone which one currently perceives to a memory of some previous encounter with the same entity. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of something; treat as worthy of consideration or valid. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To acknowledge or consider as something. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To realise or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in; realise or admit that. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To give an award. ¹
6. Verb. To cognize again. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Recognize
1. cognize [v -NIZED, -NIZING, -NIZES] - See also: cognize