Recognize

What do we mean by recognize?

To know to be something that has been perceived before. transitive verb

To know or identify from past experience or knowledge. transitive verb

To perceive or show acceptance of the validity or reality of. transitive verb

To permit to address a meeting. transitive verb

To accept officially the national status of as a new government. transitive verb

To show awareness of; approve of or appreciate. transitive verb

To admit the acquaintance of, as by salutation. transitive verb

To enter into a recognizance. transitive verb

To exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate, for example). transitive verb

To cognize again.

To know (the object) again; recall or recover the knowledge of; perceive the identity of with something formerly known or in the mind.

To avow or admit a knowledge of, with approval or sanction; acknowledge or accept formally: as, to recognize one as ambassador; to recognize a government as an independent sovereignty or as a belligerent.

To indicate one's acquaintance with (a person) by a salute: as, to pass one without recognizing him.

To indicate appreciation of: as, to recognize merit.

To review; reëxamine; take cognizance of anew.

To acknowledge; admit or confess as an obligation or duty.

=Syn. 2–4. Recognize, Acknowledge. The essential difference between these words lies in the difference between letting in to one's own knowledge (recognize) and letting out to other people's knowledge (acknowledge). Hence the opposite of recognize is disown or some kindred word; that of acknowledge is conceal or deny. To recognize an obligation and to acknowledge an obligation differ precisely in this way. The preacher may be able to make a man recognize, even if he cannot make him acknowledge his need of moral improvement. See acknowledge.

In law, to enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal: as, A. B. recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. Also spelled recognise.

To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of. transitive verb

To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal acknowledgment transitive verb

To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.

To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.

(or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).

To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.

To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc.

To review; to examine again.

To reconnoiter.

To have the property to bind to specific antigens.

To respect; give honor by public acknowlegement. Urban Dictionary

To acknowledge Urban Dictionary

Exclamation encouraging another to reflect upon his or her actions, potentially in light of punitive action Urban Dictionary

Could be to recognize, could be to recall... But most likely used as a synonym for "reckon". Urban Dictionary

V. - To think again. Urban Dictionary

When you disrespect someone, and they in turn burn your ass, you must "RECOGNIZE". Sometimes followed by a quick "HELL YEAH!" Urban Dictionary

When you disrespect someone and they in turn burn your ass. they may request you to recognize by holding up their hands and saying "regonized". all those that think that you should regonize do the same thing. you must regonize by holding both of your hands above your head and say "i recognize" or crossing them in the air saying the same thing. the person that requested recognition then replys "hell yeh" and quickly returns there hands to a regular position. Everyone else that agress with the recognition then does the same while saying "Hell yeh" Urban Dictionary

Recognize- telling someone to realize what they really are (scumbag, faggot, douchebag, etc) Urban Dictionary

When you mess up and somebody calls your ass out on it. Urban Dictionary

An organization for people who want to be recognized. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to recognize:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word recognize:
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Words that rhyme with recognize:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective recognize:
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Words that sound like recognize:
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