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

  Recognize \Rec"og*nize\, 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}.]
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     Note: In legal usage in the United States the second syllable
           is often accented.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Recognize \Rec"og*nize\ (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]z), v. t. [imp. &
     p. p. {Recognized} (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Recognizing} (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]`z[i^]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.
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              Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen.
                                                    --Harte.
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     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.
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     3. To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation,
        bowing, or the like.
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     4. To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a
        testimonial.
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     5. To review; to reexamine. [Obs.] --South.
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     6. To reconnoiter. [Obs.] --R. Monro.
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     Syn: To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See
          {Acknowledge}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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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