RECOGNIZES
Verb
recognizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recognize
Source: Wiktionary
RECOGNIZE
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