COGNIZE

know, cognize, cognise

(verb) be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; “I know that the President lied to the people”; “I want to know who is winning the game!”; “I know it’s time”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

cognize (third-person singular simple present cognizes, present participle cognizing, simple past and past participle cognized)

To know, perceive, or become aware of.

To make into an object of cognition (the process of acquiring knowledge through thought); to cogitate.

Source: Wiktionary


Cog"nize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Cognizant, Recognize.]

Definition: To know or perceive; to recognize. The reasoning faculty can deal with no facts until they are cognized by it. H. Spencer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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