Recognise

3 definitions found

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]:

  recognise
       v 1: show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized
            by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the
            Dean" [syn: {recognize}]
       2: grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the
          new educational institution"; "recognize an academic
          degree" [syn: {accredit}, {recognize}]
       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: {recognize},
           {distinguish}, {discern}, {pick out}, {make out}, {tell
          apart}]
       4: express greetings upon meeting someone [syn: {greet}, {recognize}]
       5: express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must
          acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" [syn: {acknowledge},
           {recognize}]
       6: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: {recognize}, {realize},
           {realise}, {agnize}, {agnise}]
       7: perceive to be the same [syn: {recognize}]
       8: 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}, {recognize}, {know}]