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Definitions for Recognize

[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.
[12] to perceive (a person, creature, or thing) to be the same as or belong to the same class as something previously seen or known; know again
[13] to accept or be aware of (a fact, duty, problem, etc) to recognize necessity
[14] to give formal acknowledgment of the status or legality of (a government, an accredited representative, etc)
[15] mainly US and Canadian to grant (a person) the right to speak in a deliberative body, debate, etc
[16] to give a token of thanks for (a service rendered, etc)
[17] to make formal acknowledgment of (a claim, etc)
[18] to show approval or appreciation of (something good or pleasing)
[19] to acknowledge or greet (a person), as when meeting by chance
[20] (intr) mainly US to enter into a recognizance

Words related to Recognize

notice, remember, admit, make, perceive, note, see, observe, know, grant, agree, appreciate, honor, allow, sanction, respect, realize, diagnose, remark, descry

Words nearby Recognize

reclusion, reco-reco, recognition, recognition factor, recognizance, recognize, recognizee, recognizor, recoil, recoil escapement, recoil-operated

Origin of Recognize

1425–75; recogn(ition) + -ize; replacing late Middle English racunnysen, recognisen < Old French reconuiss-, stem of reconuistre < Latin recognōscere, equivalent to re- re- + cognōscere to know1; see cognition

Other words from Recognize

rec·og·niz·a·ble [rek -uh g-nahy-zuh -buh l, rek-uh g-nahy -] /ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪ zə bəl, ˌrɛk əgˈnaɪ-/ , adjective
rec·og·niz·a·bil·i·ty , noun
rec·og·niz·a·bly , adverb
rec·og·niz·er , noun
non·rec·og·nized , adjective
pre·rec·og·nize , verb (used with object), pre·rec·og·nized, pre·rec·og·niz·ing.
qua·si-rec·og·nized , adjective
un·rec·og·niz·a·ble , adjective
un·rec·og·niz·a·bly , adverb
un·rec·og·nized , adjective
un·rec·og·niz·ing , adjective
well-rec·og·nized , adjective

Word origin for Recognize

C15: from Latin recognoscere to know again, from re- + cognoscere to know, ascertain

Synonyms for Recognize

admit, know, make, note, notice, observe, perceive, remember, see, descry, diagnose, distinguish, espy, finger, nail, peg, pinpoint, place, recall, recollect, remark, sight, spot, tag, verify, be familiar, button down, determinate, diagnosticate, flash on, know again, make out, ring a bell, tab