Recognize (r&ebreve_;k&obreve_;gnīz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recognized (r&ebreve_;k&obreve_;gnīzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Recognizing (r&ebreve_;k&obreve_;gnīz&ibreve_;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 reëxamine. [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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