cognise

[kog-nahyz]

cog·nize

[kog-nahyz]
verb (used with object), cog·nized, cog·niz·ing.
to perceive; become conscious of; know.
Also, especially British, cog·nise.


Origin:
1650–60; back formation from cognizance

cog·niz·er, noun
pre·cog·nize, verb (used with object), pre·cog·nized, pre·cog·niz·ing.
un·cog·nized, adjective
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Cognise is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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cognize or cognise (ˈkɒɡnaɪz, kɒɡˈnaɪz, ˈkɒɡnaɪz, kɒɡˈnaɪz)
 
vb
(tr) to perceive, become aware of, or know
 
cognise or cognise
 
vb

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