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recognize
[rek-uhg-nahyz]
verb (used with object)
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.
recognize
/ ˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪz /
verb
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)
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) to enter into a recognizance
Other Word Forms
- recognizable adjective
- recognizability noun
- recognizably adverb
- recognizer noun
- nonrecognized adjective
- prerecognize verb (used with object)
- quasi-recognized adjective
- unrecognizable adjective
- unrecognizably adverb
- unrecognized adjective
- unrecognizing adjective
- well-recognized adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of recognize1
Word History and Origins
Origin of recognize1
Example Sentences
After recognizing the injury, the immune cells gathered at the site and triggered waves of activity in the muscle fibers.
His passes were magnificent and his unselfishness legendary, and basketball old-timers recognized a teenager mature beyond his years.
This lease structure minimizes the lease liabilities and related assets Meta will recognize, and enables Meta to use “operating lease,” rather than “finance lease,” treatment.
“There was a shine to it that I hardly recognized,” he says.
Thirty years later, “Mellon Collie” is recognized as one of the most influential rock albums of the decade, later cited as inspiration by later acts like Muse, My Chemical Romance and Silversun Pickups.
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