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/rˈɛkəgnˌaɪz/ Listen

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Recognize v. t. (past & past part. recognized; pres. part. recognizing) (Written also recognise)

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."

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.

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

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

To review; to reexamine. (Obs.)

To reconnoiter. (Obs.)

Synonyms: To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See Acknowledge.

Recognize v. i. (Written also recognise) (Law) To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. Note: In legal usage in the United States the second syllable is often accented.

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... to my hotel, and after dinner, lighting our cigars, we started for Police Headquarters. There he attended to some routine business, having introduced me to two of his chief detectives. Many who read this will recognize the men, but in this narrative they will be known as Stanley and White. I will not further describe them now; as they will appear in the story from time to time, the reader will be able to judge what manner ...

— Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison - Fifteen Years in Solitude • Austin Biron Bidwell

... Artillery have earned a still higher reputation for their gallantry and indomitable perseverance on this expedition. They are a valuable arm of the service, and merit better treatment than they have received from the authorities. It seems about time to recognize them as a corps, now that they are performing all duties contemplated in their organization. Justice ...

— Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro (North Carolina) expedition, December, 1862 • W. W. Howe

... that was obvious: The Mormon Church is so constructed that the apostle carries with him the power of the Church wherever he appears. The whole people recognize in him the personified authority of the Church; and if an apostle were allowed to make a political campaign without a denunciation from the other Church authorities, it would be known that he had been selected for political office by "the mouthpiece of the Almighty." I ...

— Under the Prophet in Utah - The National Menace of a Political Priestcraft • Frank J. Cannon and Harvey J. O'Higgins

... my people of Gilgad!" answered Rinkitink, wiping a tear from his eye. "I recognize my royal standards flying from the boats. So, please, dear Inga, get out your ...

— Rinkitink in Oz • L. Frank Baum

... Easterfield. "After what you told me about him, I expected you would recognize him the moment you saw him. But you did not know him; you did not do anything I expected you to do; and I was very ...

— The Captain's Toll-Gate • Frank R. Stockton

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