cognize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- cognizer noun
- precognize verb (used with object)
- uncognized adjective
Etymology
Origin of cognize
First recorded in 1650–60; back formation from cognizance
Example Sentences
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But I cannot for this reason say that I cognize this property of a straight line from principles—I cognize it only in pure intuition.
From The Critique of Pure Reason by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow
The five physical senses do not cognize it.
From Unity of Good by Eddy, Mary Baker
The former alone can we cognize a priori, that is, antecedent to all actual perception; and for this reason such cognition is called pure intuition.
From The Critique of Pure Reason by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow
Man is more than physical personality, or what we cognize through the material senses.
From No and Yes by Eddy, Mary Baker
By attribute, I understand that by which I cognize any mode of existence.
From A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles
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