Dictionary entries for 'recognize'

Synonyms

rec·og·nize (rĕḱəg-nīź)

[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.]

transitive verb: -nized, -niz·ing, -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).

derivatives

rećog·niźa·ble: adjective
rećog·niźa·bly: adverb
rećog·niźer: noun

transitive verb: -nized, -niz·ing, -niz·es.

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition