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rec⋅og⋅nize
[rek-uh
g-nahyz]
–verb (used with object), -nized, -niz⋅ing.
| 1. | to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him. |
| 2. | to identify from knowledge of appearance or characteristics: I recognized him from the description. They recognized him as a fraud. |
| 3. | to perceive as existing or true; realize: to be the first to recognize a fact. |
| 4. | to acknowledge as the person entitled to speak at a particular time: The Speaker recognized the Congressman from Maine. |
| 5. | to acknowledge formally as entitled to treatment as a political unit: The United States promptly recognized Israel. |
| 6. | to acknowledge or accept formally a specified factual or legal situation: to recognize a successful revolutionary regime as the de facto government of the country. |
| 7. | to acknowledge or treat as valid: to recognize a claim. |
| 8. | to acknowledge acquaintance with, as by a greeting, handshake, etc. |
| 9. | to show appreciation of (achievement, service, merit, etc.), as by some reward, public honor, or the like. |
| 10. | Law. to acknowledge (an illegitimate child) as one's own. |
| 11. | Biochemistry, Immunology. to bind with, cleave, or otherwise react to (another substance) as a result of fitting its molecular shape or a portion of its shape. |
Also, especially British, rec⋅og⋅nise.
Origin:
1425–75; recogn(ition) + -ize; r. late ME racunnysen, recognisen < OF reconuiss-, s. of reconuistre < L recognōscere, equiv. to re- re- + cognōscere to know 1 ; see cognition
1425–75; recogn(ition) + -ize; r. late ME racunnysen, recognisen < OF reconuiss-, s. of reconuistre < L recognōscere, equiv. to re- re- + cognōscere to know 1 ; see cognition

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| rec·og·nize
(rěk'əg-nīz') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. rec·og·nized, rec·og·niz·ing, rec·og·niz·es
[Middle English recognisen, to resume possession of land, alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin recognizāre, to recognize) of Old French reconoistre, reconoiss-, to know again, from Latin recognōscere : re-, re- + cognōscere, to get to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.] rec'og·niz'a·ble adj., rec'og·niz'a·bly adv., rec'og·niz'er n. |
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| recognized | |
adjective | |
| 1. | generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work" [syn: accepted] |
| 2. | provided with a secure reputation; "a recognized authority" |
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