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recognize definition and meaning

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

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