Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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}.]
Note: In legal usage in the United States the second syllable
is often accented.
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.
--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
testimonial.
5. To review; to re["e]xamine. [Obs.] --South.
6. To reconnoiter. [Obs.] --R. Monro.
Syn: To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See
{Acknowledge}.
Source : WordNet®
recognize
v 1: 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" [syn: {acknowledge}, {recognise}, {know}]
2: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: {recognise}, {realize},
{realise}, {agnize}, {agnise}]
3: 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" [syn: {recognise},
{distinguish}, {discern}, {pick out}, {make out}, {tell
apart}]
4: perceive to be the same [syn: {recognise}]
5: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the
new educational institution"; "recognize an academic
degree" [syn: {accredit}, {recognise}]
6: express greetings upon meeting someone [syn: {greet}, {recognise}]
7: express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must
acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" [syn: {acknowledge},
{recognise}]
8: exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
9: show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized
by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the
Dean" [syn: {recognise}]