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RECOGNIZE
acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know
(verb) accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; “The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne”; “We do not recognize your gods”
recognize, recognise
(verb) perceive to be the same
recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise
(verb) be fully aware or cognizant of
acknowledge, recognize, recognise
(verb) express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; “We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us”
greet, recognize, recognise
(verb) express greetings upon meeting someone
spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart
(verb) detect with the senses; “The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards”; “I can’t make out the faces in this photograph”
accredit, recognize, recognise
(verb) grant credentials to; “The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution”; “recognize an academic degree”
recognize, recognise
(verb) show approval or appreciation of; “My work is not recognized by anybody!”; “The best student was recognized by the Dean”
recognize
(verb) exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
recognize (third-person singular simple present recognizes, present participle recognizing, simple past and past participle recognized) (North American and Oxford British spelling)
(transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
(transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
(transitive, or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
(transitive) To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.
(transitive) To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc.
(obsolete) To review; to examine again.
(obsolete) To reconnoiter.
(immunology) To have the property to bind to specific antigens.
Etymology 2
Verb
recognize (third-person singular simple present recognizes, present participle recognizing, simple past and past participle recognized) (North American and Oxford British spelling)
to cognize again
Source: Wiktionary
Rec"og*nize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recognized; p. pr. & vb. n. Recognizing.] Etym: [From Recognizance; see Cognition, and cf. Reconnoiter.] [Written also recognise.]
1. To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of. Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen. Harte.
2. To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to recognize a consul.
3. To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like.
4. To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.
5. To review; to reëxamine. [Obs.] South.
6. To reconnoiter. [Obs.] R. Monro.
Syn.
– To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See Acknowledge.
Rec"og*nize, v. i. (Law)
Definition: To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A, B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. [Written also recognise.]
Note: In legal usage in the United States the second syllable is often accented.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOOTING
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
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