recognize

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Synonyms: recognise, precognize, recognizee, recognized, cognize, recognizer, recognizes, recognisee, preconize, derecognize, recognizor

Antonyms: recognise, precognize, recognizee, recognized, cognize, recognizer, recognizes, recognisee, preconize, derecognize, recognizor

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Verb

1. To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
   • I recognized his face immediately, although his voice was different.
2. To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
   • The US and a number of EU countries are expected to recognize Kosovo on Monday.
3. To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
   • Slavery is widely recognized as immoral.
   • I recognize that my behaviour has been unacceptable.
4. To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.
5. To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc.
   • His services were recognized in a testimonial.
   • The soldier was recognized in dispatches.
6. To review; to examine again.
7. To reconnoiter.
8. To have the property to bind to specific antigens.

Verb

1. to cognize again

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