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Webster 1913 Edition
Recognize
Rec′og-nize
(rĕk′ŏg-nīz)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Recognized
(rĕk′ŏg-nīzd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Recognizing
(rĕk′ŏg-nīˊzĭng)
.] [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. Harte.
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 testimonial5.
To review; to reexamine.
[Obs.]
South.
6.
To reconnoiter.
[Obs.]
R. Monro.
Syn. – To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See
Acknowledge
. Rec′og-nize
,Verb.
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
.] ☞ In legal usage in the United States the second syllable is often accented.
Webster 1828 Edition
Recognize
RECOGNIZE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To recollect or recover the knowledge of, either with an avowal of that knowledge or not. We recognize a person at a distance, when we recollect that we have seen him before, or that we have formerly known him. We recognize his features or his voice.Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen.
2.
To review; to re-examine.