recognize

[rec·og·nize]

When, at a meeting, you wave your hand wildly, you want to be recognized. When the chairperson finally says, “I recognize the man who is about to fall out of his seat,” don't forget what you wanted to say.

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To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.

Verb
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"

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perceive to be the same

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be fully aware or cognizant of

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express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"

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express greetings upon meeting someone

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detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can''t make out the faces in this photograph"

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grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"

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show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"

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exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)


v. t.
To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.

v. t.
To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to recognize a consul.

v. t.
To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like.

v. t.
To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.

v. t.
To review; to reexamine.

v. t.
To reconnoiter.

v. i.
To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars.


Recognize

Rec"og*nize , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recognized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Recognizing .] [From Recognizance; see Cognition, and cf. Reconnoiter.] [Written also recognise.] 1. To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.
Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen.
2. To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to recognize a consul. 3. To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like. 4. To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial. 5. To review; to re'89xamine. [Obs.] South. 6. To reconnoiter. [Obs.] R. Monro. Syn. -- To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See Acknowledge.

Recognize

Rec"og*nize, v. i. (Law) To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A, B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. [Written also recognise.] &hand; In legal usage in the United States the second syllable is often accented.

To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.

To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A, B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars.

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Usage Examples

A lot of folks believe their best years are behind them. But I want Americans to recognize that's not true.

A belief in God is vitally important, not just in show business, but stability in life. You know, to recognize deity is the most important thing that you can do. I mean, it comes to the Ten Commandments. They weren't ten suggestions. They were Ten Commandments.

Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people.

Both class and race survive education, and neither should. What is education then? If it doesn't help a human being to recognize that humanity is humanity, what is it for? So you can make a bigger salary than other people?

'Robopocalypse' explores the intertwined fates of regular people who face a future filled with murderous machines. It follows them as humanity foments the robot uprising, fails to recognize the coming storm, and then is rocked to the core by methodical, crippling attacks.

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'

And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a democratic, accountable, and participatory form of government. But it's sunk in only theoretically, it has not yet sunk in completely in practical terms.

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Other Usage Examples

As grateful as we are for all the work the community health centers do, it is also important that we recognize that they cannot solve the health care crisis facing our Nation by themselves.

Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.

Black leadership has to recognize that principles more than speech, character more than a claim, is greater in advancing the cause of our liberation than what has transpired thus far.

Alfred Nobel was much concerned, as are we all, with the tangible benefits we hope for and expect from physiological and medical research, and the Faculty of the Caroline Institute has ever been alert to recognize practical benefits.

Although I'm an atheist who believes only in great nature, I recognize the spiritual richness and grandeur of the Roman Catholicism in which I was raised.

Americans should be free to recognize our religious heritage doing that is not the same as creating a government-sponsored religion.

Additionally, Smart Irrigation Month serves to recognize advances in irrigation technology and practices that produce not only more but also higher quality plants with less water.

Black women are programmed to define ourselves within this male attention and to compete with each other for it rather than to recognize and move upon our common interests.

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