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rec·og·nize

[rek-uh

g-nahyz] Pronunciation Key

–verb (used with object), -nized, -niz·ing.

1.	to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.

2.	to identify from knowledge of appearance or characteristics: I recognized him from the description. They recognized him as a fraud.

3.	to perceive as existing or true; realize: to be the first to recognize a fact.

4.	to acknowledge as the person entitled to speak at a particular time: The Speaker recognized the Congressman from Maine.

5.	to acknowledge formally as entitled to treatment as a political unit: The United States promptly recognized Israel.

6.	to acknowledge or accept formally a specified factual or legal situation: to recognize a successful revolutionary regime as the de facto government of the country.

7.	to acknowledge or treat as valid: to recognize a claim.

8.	to acknowledge acquaintance with, as by a greeting, handshake, etc.

9.	to show appreciation of (achievement, service, merit, etc.), as by some reward, public honor, or the like.

10.	Law. to acknowledge (an illegitimate child) as one's own.

11.	Biochemistry, Immunology. to bind with, cleave, or otherwise react to (another substance) as a result of fitting its molecular shape or a portion of its shape.

Also, especially British, rec·og·nise.

[Origin: 1425–75; recogn(ition) + -ize; r. late ME racunnysen, recognisen < OF reconuiss-, s. of reconuistre < L recognōscere, equiv. to re- re- + cognōscere to know¹; see cognition

]

—Related forms

rec·og·niz·a·ble

[rek-uh

g-nahy-zuh-buh

l, rek-uh

g-nahy-] Pronunciation Key, adjective

rec·og·niz·a·bil·i·ty, noun

rec·og·niz·a·bly, adverb

rec·og·niz·er, noun

—Synonyms 3. acknowledge, appreciate, understand, grant, concede.

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rec·og·nize (rěk'əg-nīz') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. rec·og·nized, rec·og·niz·ing, rec·og·niz·es

To know to be something that has been perceived before: recognize a face.
To know or identify from past experience or knowledge: recognize hostility.
To perceive or show acceptance of the validity or reality of: recognizes the concerns of the tenants.
To permit to address a meeting: The club's president recognized the new member.
To accept officially the national status of as a new government.
To show awareness of; approve of or appreciate: recognize services rendered.
To admit the acquaintance of, as by salutation: recognize an old friend with a cheerful greeting.
Law To enter into a recognizance.
Biology To exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate, for example).

[Middle English recognisen, to resume possession of land, alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin recognizāre, to recognize) of Old French reconoistre, reconoiss-, to know again, from Latin recognōscere : re-, re- + cognōscere, to get to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

rec'og·niz'a·ble adj., rec'og·niz'a·bly adv., rec'og·niz'er n.

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recognized
adjective
1.	generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work" [syn: accepted]
2.	provided with a secure reputation; "a recognized authority"

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