recognize
Other forms: recognized; recognizing; recognizes
When, at a meeting, you wave your hand wildly, you want to be recognized. When the chairperson finally says, “I recognize the man who is about to fall out of his seat,” don't forget what you wanted to say.
The verb recognize comes from the Latin root words re (again) and cognoscere (to know) – literally “to know again” or “to identify.” If your own identical twin doesn't recognize you, you might be wearing too much makeup. Recognize can also mean “to acknowledge” or “to appreciate.” When you recognize the donors for their generous contributions to your fundraising event, your parents say, “You're welcome.”
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perceive to be the same
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recognise
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identify
consider to be equal or the same
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misidentify, mistake
identify incorrectly
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type, typecast
identify as belonging to a certain type
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taste
distinguish flavors
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be fully aware or cognizant of
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detect with the senses
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discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, spot, tell apart
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resolve
make clearly visible
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discriminate
distinguish
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resolve
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accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority“We do not recognize your gods”
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acknowledge, know, recognise
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accept
consider or hold as true
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accept
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grant credentials to
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express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
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acknowledge, recognise
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appreciate
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
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give thanks, thank
express gratitude or show appreciation to
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appreciate
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show approval or appreciation of“My work is not recognized by anybody!”“The best student was recognized by the Dean”
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recognise
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honor, honour, reward
bestow honor or rewards upon
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rubricate
place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint
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drink, pledge, salute, toast, wassail
propose a toast to
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dignify, ennoble
confer dignity or honor upon
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decorate
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
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appreciate, prize, treasure, value
hold dear
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express greetings upon meeting someone
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shake hands
take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation
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bob, curtsy
make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect
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salute
greet in a friendly way
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present, salute
recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
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salute
honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
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hail, herald
greet enthusiastically or joyfully
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receive, welcome
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
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say farewell
say good-bye or bid farewell
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bid, wish
invoke upon
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congratulate, felicitate
express congratulations
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salaam
greet with a salaam
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dismiss, usher out
end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
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accost, address, come up to
speak to someone
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exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
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be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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be
/ˌrɛkə(g)ˈnaɪz/
/ˈrɛkəgnaɪz/
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