COGNIZE

know, cognize, cognise

(verb) be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; ā€œI know that the President lied to the peopleā€; ā€œI want to know who is winning the game!ā€; ā€œI know itā€™s timeā€

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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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growersā€™ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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