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Definitions for Recognized
[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 Recognized
recognizeperceived, sanctioned, remembered, known, accepted, identified, realized, caught, sighted, allowed, admitted, customary
Words nearby Recognized
recognizereclusion, reco-reco, recognition, recognition factor, recognizance, recognize, recognizee, recognizor, recoil, recoil escapement, recoil-operated
Origin of Recognized
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 Recognized
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 Recognized
C15: from Latin recognoscere to know again, from re- + cognoscere to know, ascertain
Synonyms for Recognized
accepted, identified, known, perceived, remembered, sanctioned, admitted, allowed, caught, realized, recalled, sighted, customary