recognize
to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
to identify from knowledge of appearance or characteristics: I recognized him from the description.They recognized him as a fraud.
to perceive as existing or true; realize: to be the first to recognize a fact.
to acknowledge as the person entitled to speak at a particular time: The Speaker recognized the congressman from Maine.
to acknowledge formally as entitled to treatment as a political unit: The United States promptly recognized Israel.
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.
to acknowledge or treat as valid: to recognize a claim.
to acknowledge acquaintance with, as by a greeting, handshake, etc.
to show appreciation of (achievement, service, merit, etc.), as by some reward, public honor, or the like.
Law. to acknowledge (an illegitimate child) as one's own.
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.
Origin of recognize
1- Also especially British, rec·og·nise .
Other words for recognize
Other words from recognize
- rec·og·niz·a·ble [rek-uhg-nahy-zuh-buhl, rek-uhg-nahy-], /ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪ zə bəl, ˌrɛk əgˈnaɪ-/, adjective
- rec·og·niz·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- rec·og·niz·a·bly, adverb
- rec·og·niz·er, noun
- non·rec·og·nized, adjective
- pre·rec·og·nize, verb (used with object), pre·rec·og·nized, pre·rec·og·niz·ing.
- qua·si-rec·og·nized, adjective
- un·rec·og·niz·a·ble, adjective
- un·rec·og·niz·a·bly, adverb
- un·rec·og·nized, adjective
- un·rec·og·niz·ing, adjective
- well-rec·og·nized, adjective
Words Nearby recognize
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How to use recognize in a sentence
To me, the broader lesson from that is recognizing what the issue is.
Eight case studies on regulating biometric technology show us a path forward | Karen Hao | September 4, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewMaybe by the next election, computers will be better at recognizing the handiwork of other automated manipulators.
Microsoft’s new video authenticator could help weed out dangerous deepfakes | Stan Horaczek | September 3, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe names mentioned above are just a smattering of the people recognized on the list.
Fortune’s 40 Under 40 honorees in tech defy the pandemic | rhhackettfortune | September 2, 2020 | Fortune“The only way to safeguard the sector is for the government to step in and recognize that fashion and its supply chain is a truly strategic industry for the country, something Italy excels at globally,” he says.
We as a community need to recognize their power and strength so we have to affirm our family.
LGBTQ activists participate in March on Washington commemoration | Steph Purifoy | August 29, 2020 | Washington Blade
We have also seen countries like Sweden recognize Palestine as a state.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead | Dean Obeidallah | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut few of us would recognize the name of Dietrich von Hildebrand, a German philosopher-turned-outspoken Nazi antagonist.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler | John Henry Crosby | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI recognize my inability to truly understand these events in the same context or view these events through exactly the same prism.
The trick is to be able to recognize the right one when it comes along.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter all, our bodies are hard wired to recognize the difference between “me” and “not me.”
I assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayI hope the French Government will recognize this dashing stroke of d'Amade's by something more solid than a thank you.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonHe spoke Urdu exceedingly well, and it was difficult in the gloom to recognize him as a European.
The Red Year | Louis TracyIn estivo-autumnal malaria the gametes take distinctive ovoid and crescentic forms, and are not difficult to recognize.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe narrow individualism of the nineteenth century refused to recognize the social duty of supporting somebody else's grandmother.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen Leacock
British Dictionary definitions for recognize
recognise
/ (ˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪz) /
to perceive (a person, creature, or thing) to be the same as or belong to the same class as something previously seen or known; know again
to accept or be aware of (a fact, duty, problem, etc): to recognize necessity
to give formal acknowledgment of the status or legality of (a government, an accredited representative, etc)
mainly US and Canadian to grant (a person) the right to speak in a deliberative body, debate, etc
to give a token of thanks for (a service rendered, etc)
to make formal acknowledgment of (a claim, etc)
to show approval or appreciation of (something good or pleasing)
to acknowledge or greet (a person), as when meeting by chance
(intr) mainly US to enter into a recognizance
Origin of recognize
1Derived forms of recognize
- recognizable or recognisable, adjective
- recognizability or recognisability, noun
- recognizably or recognisably, adverb
- recognizer or recogniser, noun
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