RECOGNIZE
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RECOGNIZE
rec·og·nize
transitive verb \ˈre-kig-ˌnīz, -kəg-\: to know and remember (someone or something) because of previous knowledge or experience
: to accept or be aware that (something) is true or exists
: to accept and approve of (something) as having legal or official authority
rec·og·nized
rec·og·niz·ing
Full Definition of RECOGNIZE
1: to acknowledge formally: as
2: to acknowledge or take notice of in some definite way: as
3
a : to perceive to be something or someone previously known <recognized the word>
— rec·og·niz·abil·i·ty \ˌre-kig-ˌnī-zə-ˈbi-lə-tē, -kəg-\ noun
— rec·og·niz·able \ˈre-kəg-ˌnī-zə-bəl, -kig-\ adjective
— rec·og·niz·ably \-blē\ adverb
— rec·og·niz·er noun
Examples of RECOGNIZE
- I didn't recognize you at first with your new haircut.
- I can always recognize him from far away by the way he walks.
- They recognized the odor at once.
- The U.S. government has now recognized the newly formed country.
- They refused to recognize the treaty.
Related to RECOGNIZE
Synonyms
appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, comprehend, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand
Antonyms
Related Words
absorb, digest, take in; realize; fathom, penetrate, pierce
Near Antonyms
misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand