[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

recognize \rec"ognize\, v. i. law
   to enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal;
   as, a b recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. written
   also recognise.
   1913 webster

   note: in legal usage in the united states the second syllable
         is often accented.
         1913 webster
see also:
recognise 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

recognize \rec"ognize\ re^k"o^gnimacz, v. t. imp. 
   p. p. recognized re^k"o^gnimaczd; p. pr.  vb. n.
   recognizing re^k"o^gnimac`zi^ng. 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.
      1913 webster

            speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen.
                                                  --harte.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   3. to acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation,
      bowing, or the like.
      1913 webster

   4. to show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a
      testimonial.
      1913 webster

   5. to review; to reexamine. obs. --south.
      1913 webster

   6. to reconnoiter. obs. --r. monro.
      1913 webster

   syn: to acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. see
        acknowledge.
        1913 webster
see also:
recognized recognizing recognizance cognition reconnoiter recognise 
acknowledge 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

recognize
     v 1: 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" syn: acknowledge, recognise, know
     2: be fully aware or cognizant of syn: recognise, realize,
         realise, agnize, agnise
     3: 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" syn: recognise,
         distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell
        apart
     4: perceive to be the same syn: recognise
     5: grant credentials to; "the regents officially recognized the
        new educational institution"; "recognize an academic
        degree" syn: accredit, recognise
     6: express greetings upon meeting someone syn: greet, recognise
     7: express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "we must
        acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" syn: acknowledge,
         recognise
     8: exhibit recognition for an antigen or a substrate
     9: show approval or appreciation of; "my work is not recognized
        by anybody"; "the best student was recognized by the
        dean" syn: recognise
see also:
acknowledge recognise know realize realise agnize 
agnise distinguish discern pick out make out 
tell apart accredit greet 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

111 moby thesaurus words for "recognize":
   accept, acknowledge, admit, agree, agree provisionally, allow,
   appreciate, apprehend, approve, assent grudgingly, avow,
   be acquainted with, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of,
   be conscious of, be conversant with, be informed, behold, bless,
   catch sight of, clap eyes on, cognize, comprehend, concede,
   conceive, conceptualize, confess, credit, descry, detect,
   determinate, diagnose, discern, discover, distinguish, do homage,
   endorse, espy, express general agreement, fathom, finger,
   give credit, give thanks, glimpse, go along with, grant, grasp,
   have, have in sight, have information about, have knowledge of,
   honor, identify, ken, know, know again, lay eyes on, look on,
   look upon, make acknowledgments of, make out, nail, not oppose,
   note, notice, observe, offer thanks, own, peg, perceive, pick out,
   pick up, pinpoint, place, possess, prehend, ratify, realize,
   recall, recall knowledge of, recollect, reidentify, remark,
   remember, render credit, render thanks, respect, return thanks,
   reward, salute, sanction, savvy, see, seize, sense, sight, spot,
   spy, take in, tell, thank, twig, understand, validate, view,
   warrant, witness, wot, wot of, yield

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