meaning of recognize

1. To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.
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.
3.
To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like.
4.
To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.
5.
To review; to reexamine.
6.
To reconnoiter.
7.
To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars.
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"


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