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recognize |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Recognize \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Recognize \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: recognize v 1: discern; "His greed knew no limits" [syn: {acknowledge}, {know}] 2: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: {realize}, {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: {distinguish}, {discern}, {pick out}, {make out}, {tell apart}] 4: perceive to be the same 5: grant credentials to as of educational institutions [syn: {accredit}] 6: express greetings upon meeting someone [syn: {greet}] 7: express obligation for [syn: {acknowledge}] 8: show approval or appreciation of "My work is not recognized by anybody!"
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