Cognize

2 definitions found

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

  Cognize \Cog"nize\, v. t. [Cf. {Cognizant}, {Recognize}.]
     To know or perceive; to recognize.
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           The reasoning faculty can deal with no facts until they
           are cognized by it.                      --H. Spencer.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cognize
       v : 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" [syn:
           {know}, {cognise}] [ant: {ignore}]